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William H. Rau

American photographer (1855–1920)
Person human Q8010564

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
January 19, 1855, 1855[6]
Date of death
November 19, 1920, 1920[7]
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Philadelphia
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
photographer
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[13]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
End of work period
1920[15]
Family name
Rau[10]
Given name
William, Herman[11][12]
Has works in the collection
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, National Gallery of Victoria, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of World Cultures, Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, Archives of American Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, J. Paul Getty Museum, Photography Collection, Netherlands Photo Museum[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library[16][17]
P14991
1348
Start of work period
1868[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en W. H. Rau en William Hermann Rau en William Herman Rau en William H. Rau en William Rau nl W.H. Rau
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
0000000066686472
VIAF cluster ID
72314199
Library of Congress authority ID
n86110455
GND ID
12395858X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jstrauss-william-herman-rau.jpg ↗
AGORHA UUID
25989752-a55c-483c-8c69-e11bb8b8dc3a
AGORHA person/institution ID
120488
ARTIC artist ID
55699
Artcyclopedia artist ID
rau_william_herman
Artist-info artist ID
249717
Artists of the World ID
00819698
Artnet artist ID
william-h-rau
Show all 56 identifiers +44
Artsy artist ID
william-rau
AskArt person ID
10044093
Benezit ID
B00149351
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16087137z
DDB person (GND) ID
12395858X
DigitaltMuseum ID
021037461963
Europeana entity
agent/base/47054
FAST ID
192421
FotoCH photographer ID
47711
Freebase ID
/m/0j7k8vg
George Eastman Museum people ID
80857
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0j7k8vg
IdRef ID
194346307
Invaluable.com person ID
3x1e6ybc8v
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/103KFH
KulturNav-ID
8ce4aed8-0c19-4ff6-96e3-af7d48eee5c4
Luminous-Lint ID
William_H__Rau
MNBAQ artist ID
600012133
Met Constituent ID
54841
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
4822
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
35818
MutualArt artist ID
12437D52D02A1489, 148C770881E20B09
NMVW ID
77918
National Gallery of Art artist ID
13521
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
william-h-rau
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
24347
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5777078
Nederlands Fotomuseum photographer ID
6bd0a511-d684-167b-89b3-405c529c5e82
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
10163
Open Library ID
OL6627523A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100405594
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
16784
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
2503
Prabook ID
1720536
RKDartists ID
375449
SFMOMA artist ID
William_Herman_Rau
SNAC ARK ID
w6v70d6n
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
6632
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
7478
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
SMVK-EM/name/2656643
Te Papa agent ID
53858
Union List of Artist Names ID
500013054
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmxRxBjpqkfK4Pg88Jbh3
Yale LUX ID
person/3a4915c7-8651-4a32-a71a-a3c4ea821c94
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Summary

William H. Rau was born on January 19, 1855[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He died on November 19, 1920[3], in Philadelphia[4]. He worked as a photographer[5].

FAQs

Where was William H. Rau born?

William H. Rau's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did William H. Rau die?

William H. Rau passed away in Philadelphia[4].

What did William H. Rau do for work?

William H. Rau worked as a photographer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . collections.mnbaq.org. collections.mnbaq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . moma.org. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . collectie.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada +11
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Has works in the collection: Netherlands Photo Museum, #temporary_batch_1793533359895"
  2. 1d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada +11
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has works in the collection: Netherlands Photo Museum, #temporary_batch_1793533080647"
  3. 2d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14991 → 1348
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  4. 11w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FotoCH photographer ID → 47711
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  5. 20w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX5777078
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  6. 20w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX5777078
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  7. 20w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Prabook ID → 1720536
    Place of birth → Philadelphia
    + 72 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): 147792294, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259615|batch #259615]]"
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