Wyndham Lewis

English painter, writer and critic (1882-1957)
Person human Q780102
Wyndham Lewis
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Wyndham Lewis

Summary

Wyndham Lewis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Amherst[2]. He was born on November 18, 1882[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on March 7, 1957[5]. He worked as a painter[6], writer[7], journalist[8], editor[9], and novelist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month, #7,093 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amherst[2], Wyndham Lewis…
  • Wyndham Lewis died in London[4].
  • Wyndham Lewis was born on November 18, 1882[3].
  • Wyndham Lewis was born on 1882[12].
  • Wyndham Lewis died on March 7, 1957[5].
  • Wyndham Lewis died on January 1, 1957[13].
  • Burial took place at Golders Green Crematorium[14].
  • Wyndham Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom[15].
  • Wyndham Lewis held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[16].
  • Wyndham Lewis held citizenship in Canada[17].
  • Wyndham Lewis worked as a painter[6].
  • Wyndham Lewis's professions included writer[7].
  • Wyndham Lewis worked as a journalist[8].
  • Wyndham Lewis worked as an editor[9].
  • Wyndham Lewis worked as a novelist[10].
  • Wyndham Lewis's professions included literary critic[18].
  • Wyndham Lewis was educated at Slade School of Fine Art[19].
  • Wyndham Lewis was educated at Rugby School[20].
  • Wyndham Lewis is recorded as male[21].
  • Wyndham Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Wyndham Lewis is associated with the vorticism movement[23].
  • Wyndham Lewis is associated with the modernism movement[24].
  • Wyndham Lewis's military branch is recorded as British Army[25].
  • Wyndham Lewis's Commons category is recorded as Wyndham Lewis[26].
  • Wyndham Lewis's unmarried partner is recorded as Beatrice Hastings[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1882-11-18[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1957-03-07[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6dd3e4cf-dda0-49ab-9043-74ebd0e6d291[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Amherst[2], Wyndham Lewis… Recorded date of birth include November 18, 1882[3] and 1882[12].

Education

Educated at Slade School of Fine Art[19], an art academy[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1871[35] and Rugby School[20], a public school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1567[38], headquartered in Rugby[39]. Wyndham Lewis studied under Frederick Brown[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], writer[7], journalist[8], editor[9], novelist[10], and literary critic[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 7, 1957[5] and January 1, 1957[13]. Wyndham Lewis passed away in London[4]. He is buried at Golders Green Crematorium[14].

Why It Matters

Wyndham Lewis ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month, #7,093 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Wyndham Lewis born?

Wyndham Lewis's place of birth was Amherst[2].

Where did Wyndham Lewis die?

Wyndham Lewis passed away in London[4].

What did Wyndham Lewis do for work?

Wyndham Lewis worked as painter[6], writer[7], journalist[8], editor[9], and novelist[10].

Where did Wyndham Lewis go to school?

Wyndham Lewis was educated at Slade School of Fine Art[19] and Rugby School[20].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . Autoritats UB. Retrieved . atom.library.yorku.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . 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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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