Wallace Harrison

American architect (1895–1981)
Person human Q3565469
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Wallace Harrison

Summary

Wallace Harrison is a human[1]. He was born in Worcester[2]. He was born on +1895-09-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on +1981-12-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an architect[6] and entrepreneur[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Wallace Harrison was born in Worcester[2].
  • Wallace Harrison passed away in New York City[4].
  • Wallace Harrison was born on +1895-09-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wallace Harrison died on +1981-12-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wallace Harrison held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Wallace Harrison's native language[10].
  • Wallace Harrison worked as an architect[6].
  • Wallace Harrison's professions included entrepreneur[7].
  • Wallace Harrison was educated at École des Beaux-Arts[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Wallace Harrison is 1211 Avenue of the Americas[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Wallace Harrison is Metropolitan Opera House[13].
  • Wallace Harrison received the AIA Gold Medal[14].
  • Wallace Harrison was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[15].
  • Wallace Harrison was a member of National Academy of Design[16].
  • Wallace Harrison is recorded as male[17].
  • Wallace Harrison's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Wallace Harrison's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078187056[19].
  • Wallace Harrison's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79404254[20].
  • Wallace Harrison's GND ID is recorded as 118930419[21].
  • Wallace Harrison's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83044635[22].
  • Wallace Harrison's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500026345[23].
  • Wallace Harrison's IdRef ID is recorded as 157280438[24].
  • Wallace Harrison's Commons category is recorded as Wallace Harrison[25].
  • Wallace Harrison's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d_z6[26].
  • Wallace Harrison's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4356901A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wallace Harrison was born in Worcester[2]. He was born on +1895-09-28T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Wallace Harrison was educated at École des Beaux-Arts[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect[6] and entrepreneur[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include 1211 Avenue of the Americas[12], a skyscraper[28], in United States[29], founded in 1973[30] and Metropolitan Opera House[13], an opera house[31], in United States[32].

Recognition

Wallace Harrison received the AIA Gold Medal[14].

Death and Burial

Wallace Harrison died on +1981-12-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Wallace Harrison ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Wallace Harrison born?

Born in Worcester[2], Wallace Harrison…

Where did Wallace Harrison die?

Wallace Harrison passed away in New York City[4].

What did Wallace Harrison do for work?

Wallace Harrison worked as architect[6] and entrepreneur[7].

Where did Wallace Harrison go to school?

Wallace Harrison was educated at École des Beaux-Arts[11].

What awards did Wallace Harrison receive?

Honors received include AIA Gold Medal[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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