Willy von Beckerath

German painter (1868-1938)
Person human Q1747741
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Willy von Beckerath

Summary

Willy von Beckerath is a human[1]. His place of birth was Krefeld[2]. He was born on September 29, 1868[3]. He died in Icking[4]. He died on May 10, 1938[5]. He worked as a painter[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Willy von Beckerath was born in Krefeld[2].
  • Willy von Beckerath passed away in Icking[4].
  • Willy von Beckerath died in Irschenhausen[9].
  • Willy von Beckerath was born on September 29, 1868[3].
  • Willy von Beckerath was born on September 28, 1868[10].
  • Willy von Beckerath died on May 10, 1938[5].
  • A child of Willy von Beckerath was Hermann von Beckerath[11].
  • A child of Willy von Beckerath was Rudolf von Beckerath[12].
  • Willy von Beckerath held citizenship in German Reich[13].
  • Willy von Beckerath's professions included painter[6].
  • Willy von Beckerath's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Willy von Beckerath was employed by Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg[14].
  • Willy von Beckerath is recorded as male[15].
  • Willy von Beckerath's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Willy von Beckerath's Commons category is recorded as Willy von Beckerath[17].
  • Willy von Beckerath's archives at is recorded as Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum[18].
  • Willy von Beckerath's family name is recorded as Beckerath[19].
  • Willy von Beckerath's given name is recorded as Willy[20].
  • Willy von Beckerath's work location is recorded as Düsseldorf[21].
  • Willy von Beckerath's work location is recorded as Munich[22].
  • Willy von Beckerath's work location is recorded as Hamburg[23].
  • Willy von Beckerath's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Willy von Beckerath's Commons Creator page is recorded as Willy von Beckerath[25].
  • Willy von Beckerath's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Willy von Beckerath'}[26].
  • Willy von Beckerath's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1868-09-28[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1938-05-10[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8fdc3387-5eef-4a5f-bb6c-a0b1f8a4e6bb[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Willy von Beckerath's place of birth was Krefeld[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 29, 1868[3] and September 28, 1868[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6] and university teacher[7]. Among Willy von Beckerath's employers was Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg[14].

Personal Life

Children include Hermann von Beckerath[11], a cellist[33], 1909–1964[34], of Germany[35] and Rudolf von Beckerath[12], an organ builder[36], 1907–1976[37], of Germany[38].

Death and Burial

Willy von Beckerath died on May 10, 1938[5]. Recorded place of death include Icking[4], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[39], in Germany[40] and Irschenhausen[9], a human settlement[41], in Germany[42].

Why It Matters

Willy von Beckerath ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Willy von Beckerath born?

Willy von Beckerath's place of birth was Krefeld[2].

Where did Willy von Beckerath die?

Willy von Beckerath passed away in Icking[4].

What did Willy von Beckerath do for work?

Willy von Beckerath worked as painter[6] and university teacher[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Artists of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Artists of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . 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. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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