Yousuf Karsh

Summary

Yousuf Karsh is a human^[1]. He was born in Mardin^[2]. He was born on December 23, 1908^[3]. He died in Boston^[4]. He died on July 13, 2002^[5]. He worked as a photographer^[6] and artist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,570 views/month, #6,968 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Yousuf Karsh was born in Mardin^[2].
• Yousuf Karsh passed away in Boston^[4].
• Yousuf Karsh was born on December 23, 1908^[3].
• Yousuf Karsh was born on 1908^[9].
• Yousuf Karsh died on July 13, 2002^[5].
• Yousuf Karsh died on 2002^[10].
• Yousuf Karsh is buried at Notre-Dame Cemetery^[11].
• Yousuf Karsh held citizenship in Canada^[12].
• Yousuf Karsh held citizenship in Armenia^[13].
• Yousuf Karsh's professions included photographer^[6].
• Yousuf Karsh worked as an artist^[7].
• Yousuf Karsh's field of work was photography^[14].
• Yousuf Karsh received the Companion of the Order of Canada^[15].
• Yousuf Karsh received the Golden Plate Award^[16].
• Yousuf Karsh was a member of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts^[17].
• Yousuf Karsh is recorded as male^[18].
• Yousuf Karsh's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Yousuf Karsh's genre is portrait^[20].
• Yousuf Karsh's Commons category is recorded as Yousuf Karsh^[21].
• Yousuf Karsh's archives at is recorded as National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives^[22].
• Yousuf Karsh's archives at is recorded as Ohio University Libraries^[23].
• Yousuf Karsh's residence is recorded as Ottawa^[24].
• Yousuf Karsh's family name is recorded as Karsh^[25].
• Yousuf Karsh's given name is recorded as Yousuf^[26].
• Yousuf Karsh's official website is recorded as https://karsh.org^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1908-12-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2002-07-13^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 67ab2d79-563e-49a8-9852-1e341f7dcd13^[32]

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Origins and Family

Yousuf Karsh's place of birth was Mardin^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 23, 1908^[3] and 1908^[9].

Education

Yousuf Karsh studied under John H. Garo^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer^[6] and artist^[7]. Yousuf Karsh's field of work was photography^[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Companion of the Order of Canada^[15], a grade of an order^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1967^[36] and Golden Plate Award^[16], an award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1961^[39].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 13, 2002^[5] and 2002^[10]. Yousuf Karsh died in Boston^[4]. Burial took place at Notre-Dame Cemetery^[11].

Why It Matters

Yousuf Karsh ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,570 views/month, #6,968 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Yousuf Karsh born?

Born in Mardin^[2], Yousuf Karsh…

Where did Yousuf Karsh die?

Yousuf Karsh passed away in Boston^[4].

What did Yousuf Karsh do for work?

Yousuf Karsh worked as photographer^[6] and artist^[7].

What awards did Yousuf Karsh receive?

Honors received include Companion of the Order of Canada^[15] and Golden Plate Award^[16].