William Kentridge

Summary

William Kentridge is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Johannesburg^[2]. He was born on April 28, 1955^[3]. He worked as a film director^[4], painter^[5], theatrical director^[6], scenographer^[7], and draftsperson^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• William Kentridge's place of birth was Johannesburg^[2].
• William Kentridge was born on April 28, 1955^[3].
• William Kentridge's father was Sydney Kentridge^[10].
• William Kentridge's mother was Felicia Kentridge^[11].
• William Kentridge held citizenship in South Africa^[12].
• William Kentridge's professions included film director^[4].
• William Kentridge's professions included painter^[5].
• William Kentridge worked as a theatrical director^[6].
• William Kentridge worked as a scenographer^[7].
• William Kentridge worked as a draftsperson^[8].
• William Kentridge's professions included actor^[13].
• William Kentridge's field of work was performing arts^[14].
• William Kentridge's field of work was visual arts^[15].
• William Kentridge's field of work was art of drawing^[16].
• William Kentridge's field of work was graphics^[17].
• William Kentridge's field of work was directing^[18].
• William Kentridge was educated at University of the Witwatersrand^[19].
• William Kentridge was educated at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq^[20].
• William Kentridge received the Goslarer Kaiserring^[21].
• William Kentridge received the Dan David Prize^[22].
• William Kentridge received the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy^[23].
• William Kentridge received the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[24].
• William Kentridge received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• William Kentridge received the Praemium Imperiale^[26].
• William Kentridge was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: ZA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1955-04-28^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 18736635-5b5c-41a9-b8dc-4c4ad1fe586b^[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Johannesburg^[2], William Kentridge… he was born on April 28, 1955^[3]. His father was Sydney Kentridge^[10]. His mother was Felicia Kentridge^[11].

Education

Educated at University of the Witwatersrand^[19], a public research university^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 1896^[34], headquartered in Johannesburg^[35] and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq^[20], a school^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1956^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[4], painter^[5], theatrical director^[6], scenographer^[7], draftsperson^[8], and actor^[13]. Fields of work include performing arts^[14], a type of arts^[39]; visual arts^[15], a type of arts^[40]; art of drawing^[16], an academic major^[41]; graphics^[17], a method^[42]; and directing^[18], a job activity^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Goslarer Kaiserring^[21], an art prize^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1975^[46]; Dan David Prize^[22], a science award^[47], in Israel^[48], founded in 2002^[49]; Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy^[23], an award^[50], in Japan^[51], founded in 1985^[52]; Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[24], an art prize^[53], in Spain^[54], founded in 1981^[55]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25], a fellowship award^[56]; and Praemium Imperiale^[26], an international award^[57], founded in 1988^[58].

Why It Matters

William Kentridge ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

FAQs

Where was William Kentridge born?

William Kentridge was born in Johannesburg^[2].

Who were William Kentridge's parents?

William Kentridge's father was Sydney Kentridge^[10]. William Kentridge's mother was Felicia Kentridge^[11].

What did William Kentridge do for work?

William Kentridge worked as film director^[4], painter^[5], theatrical director^[6], scenographer^[7], and draftsperson^[8].

Where did William Kentridge go to school?

William Kentridge was educated at University of the Witwatersrand^[19] and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq^[20].

What awards did William Kentridge receive?

Honors received include Goslarer Kaiserring^[21], Dan David Prize^[22], Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy^[23], and Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[24].