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Willy Preetorius

German painter (1882-1964)
Person Human Q55845759

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1882
Date of death
1964
Place of birth
Mainz
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
painter
Father
Karl Jakob Preetorius[6]
Child
Johanna Preetorius[7]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[13]
Given name
Willy[10]
Has works in the collection
Bavarian State Painting Collections, Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History[11][12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Preetorius, Willi en Preetorius, Willy en Willi Preetorius en Willy K. Preetorius en Willy Preetorius
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
294421231
GND ID
116281502
Artist-info artist ID
283745
Artists of the World ID
00136520
Artnet artist ID
willy-preetorius
AskArt person ID
11062658
Benezit ID
B00145729
DDB person (GND) ID
116281502
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116281502
DoME artist ID
11086
HAND ID
7D1A-F782-8677-A97F-5A2A
KSW person ID
52397
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116281502
Kallías ID
PE00391931
Museum-digital person/organization ID
122117
Pinakothek artist ID
Qm45Q6q4No
RKDartists ID
229135
Union List of Artist Names ID
500181036
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCTbVDJtrFbRVR8XjDMP

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Summary

Willy Preetorius was born on 1882[1] in Mainz[2]. He died on 1964[3] in Munich[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was Willy Preetorius born?

Willy Preetorius's place of birth was Mainz[2].

Where did Willy Preetorius die?

Willy Preetorius passed away in Munich[4].

Who were Willy Preetorius's parents?

Willy Preetorius's father was Karl Jakob Preetorius[6].

What did Willy Preetorius do for work?

Willy Preetorius worked as a painter[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . askArt. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Johanna Preetorius
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Karl Jakob Preetorius
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64326: import father (P22) from GND"
  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 7D1A-F782-8677-A97F-5A2A
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 7D1A-F782-8677-A97F-5A2A, batch #275136"
  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital person/organization ID → 122117
    Union List of Artist Names ID → 500181036
    Place of birth → Mainz
    VIAF cluster ID → 294421231
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 52397, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
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