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Werner Braun

Israeli photographer
Person human Q18120775

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 12, 1918
Date of death
December 25, 2018
Place of birth
Nuremberg
Place of death
Israel
Country of citizenship
Israel[7]
Occupation
photographer, journalist
Employer
Jewish National Fund, Government Press Office of Israel[12][13]
Field of work
underwater photography, photojournalism, photography, journalism[8][9][10][11]
Award received
The Enrique Kavlin Photography Prize[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German[21][22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[23]
Family name
Braun[18]
Given name
Werner[19]
Participated in conflict
1948 Arab–Israeli War[17]
Residence
Jerusalem[16]
Significant event
Aliyah[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Werner Braun ar فيرنر براون cs Werner Hans Braun de Werner Hans Braun he וורנר בראון he ורנר בראון he פוטו אירופה
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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American Academy in Rome ID
11177781
Artists of the World ID
20002937, 10140246
BAnQ authority ID
0000100044
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007297537705171
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
133428834
DDB person (GND) ID
120844230
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
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Geni.com profile ID
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
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IdRef ID
057599637
Information Center for Israeli Art artist ID
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IxTheo authority ID
080921795
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Luminous-Lint ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000225714
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007297537705171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
279655
RERO ID (legacy)
A012318877
RKDartists ID
387021
SBN author ID
LO1V258394
Union List of Artist Names ID
500481045
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11029394

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
photography, journalism, photojournalism, underwater photography
Employer 2
Jewish National Fund, Government Press Office of Israel
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Occupation 2
journalist, photographer
Award received 1
The Enrique Kavlin Photography Prize
Country of citizenship 1
Israel
Given name 1
Werner
Instance of 1
human
Participated in conflict 1
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Place of birth 1
Nuremberg
Place of death 1
Israel
Residence 1
Jerusalem
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
Aliyah
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Summary

Werner Braun was born on June 12, 1918[1], in Nuremberg[2]. He died on December 25, 2018[3], in Israel[4]. He worked as a photographer[5] and journalist[6].

FAQs

Where was Werner Braun born?

Werner Braun's place of birth was Nuremberg[2].

Where did Werner Braun die?

Werner Braun died in Israel[4].

What did Werner Braun do for work?

Werner Braun worked as a photographer[5] and journalist[6].

What awards did Werner Braun receive?

Honors received include The Enrique Kavlin Photography Prize[14].

Related Entities

Israel Jerusalem

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · MineoBot bot · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Israel
    Residence → Jerusalem
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
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