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Agnes E. Meyer

American journalist and art collector (1887-1970)
Person Human Q394508

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[21]
Date of birth
January 2, 1887
Date of death
September 1, 1970, September 2, 1970[10]
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Mount Kisco
Country of citizenship
United States[15]
Occupation
journalist, political activist, activist, patron of the arts, philanthropist, art collector[16]
Field of work
human rights, art patronage, philanthropy[17][18][19]
Educated at
Barnard College[20]
Member of political party
Republican Party[22]
Spouse
Eugene Meyer[12]
Child
Katharine Graham, Florence Meyer[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German[26][27]
Archives at
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[31]
Family name
Meyer[24]
Given name
Agnes[25]
Has list
list of artwork associated with Agnes E. Meyer[28]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art[30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[29]
Place of burial
Kensico Cemetery[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Agnes Elizabeth Ernst en Agnes Meyer en Agnes Ernst Meyer en Agnes E. Meyer en Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer ar أغنيس ماير cs Mrs. Eugene Meyer cs Agnes E. Ernst de Agnes Ernst Meyer de Agnes Elizabeth Meyer he אגנס א. מאייר ja アグネス・E・メイヤー ja アグネス・アーネスト・メイヤー ja アグネス・マイヤー ja アグネス・メイヤー nl Agnes Meyer
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
000000010788867X
VIAF cluster ID
122165988
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80010294
GND ID
11906636X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Agnes E. Meyer.jpg ↗
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
1969
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/79174
BAnQ authority ID
0000097236
BIBSYS ID
90657984
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
MeyerAgnesE1887-1970
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12297662j
CONOR.SI ID
13202531
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791572902656
DDB person (GND) ID
11906636X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11906636X
FAST ID
49362
FES digital collections entity ID
419813
FemBio ID
19538
Find a Grave memorial ID
185944546
Geni profile ID
6000000007330110086
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1215v72x
Harper's tag
agnes-e-meyer, agnes-elizabeth-ernst-meyer
IdRef ID
031961304
J9U entity ID
987007463354805171
Japan Search name ID
アグネス・エルンスト・マイヤー
KBR person ID
14189287
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11906636X
Kallías ID
PE00006685
Libraries Australia ID
35349079
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00993738
NDL Authority ID
00524425
NL CR AUT ID
mub2016899906
NLA Trove people ID
921138
NUKAT ID
n2015139984
NYRB contributor ID
agnes-e-meyer
National Gallery of Art artist ID
431
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000398991
National Virtual Library of India ID
804505, 633368
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07079099X
Open Library ID
OL1756916A
SHARE Catalogue author ID
181627
SNAC ARK ID
w65j885g
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10582684
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12555335
WikiTree person ID
Ernst-773
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGYpqPQWY7WRB6tYtHYP
Yale LUX ID
person/582bb8fc-92ba-4780-b3b1-6f5df2a3d345

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
journalist, patron of the arts, philanthropist, activist, political activist, art collector
Field of work 3
human rights, philanthropy, art patronage
Child 2
Katharine Graham, Florence Meyer
Children (maternal) 2
Katharine Graham, Florence Meyer
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Archives at 1
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Barnard College
Family name 1
Meyer
Given name 1
Agnes
Has works in the collection 1
National Gallery of Art
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
Kensico Cemetery
Place of death 1
Mount Kisco
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Eugene Meyer
Spouses 1
Eugene Meyer
← Publisher 1
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Summary

Agnes E. Meyer was born on January 2, 1887[1], in New York City[2]. She died on September 1, 1970[3], in Mount Kisco[4]. She worked as a journalist[5], political activist[6], activist[7], patron of the arts[8], and philanthropist[9].

FAQs

Where was Agnes E. Meyer born?

Agnes E. Meyer was born in New York City[2].

Where did Agnes E. Meyer die?

Agnes E. Meyer passed away in Mount Kisco[4].

Who was Agnes E. Meyer married to?

Agnes E. Meyer's spouses include Eugene Meyer[12].

What did Agnes E. Meyer do for work?

Agnes E. Meyer worked as a journalist[5], political activist[6], activist[7], patron of the arts[8], and philanthropist[9].

Where did Agnes E. Meyer go to school?

Agnes E. Meyer was educated at Barnard College[20].

Related Entities

human rights Katharine Graham National Gallery of Art New York City United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . publications.asia.si.edu. publications.asia.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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