Aleksander Lesser

Polish artist (1814-1884)
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Aleksander Lesser
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
May 13, 1814
Date of death
March 7, 1884
Place of birth
Warsaw
Place of death
Kraków
Work location
Munich[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish[31]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[39]
End of work period
1884[34]
Family name
Lesser[21]
Given name
Aleksander[22]
Name in native language
Aleksander Lesser[32]
Native language
Polish[13]
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Start of work period
1829[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aleksander Lesser en Alexander Lesser da Alexander Lesser el Αλεξάντερ Λέσερ he אלכסנדר לסר ja アレクサンデル・レッセル ru Александр Лессер ru Лессер, Александр
🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
30300633
GND ID
116949430
Artists of the World ID
00088970
Baza osób polskich ID
11129
Benezit ID
B00108491
Biografija.ru ID
lesser-aleksandr
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01435172
DDB person (GND) ID
116949430
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116949430
Europeana entity
agent/base/28511
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Freebase ID
/m/05symfn
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005084519707141
Geni profile ID
6000000007259475564
Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID
aleksander-lesser-1814-1884-malarz
IxTheo authority ID
078410606
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
9783
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116949430
MutualArt artist ID
F3AF4B01914E7CD7
NUKAT ID
n01056061
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:B977;=su
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810654024305606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3931817
Polski Słownik Judaistyczny ID
Lesser_Aleksander
Prabook ID
2559014
RKDartists ID
49597
SBN author ID
RMLV207916
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
psb.15070.1
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
aleksander-lesser
Union List of Artist Names ID
500068888
WBIS ID
P38098
Watercolour World artist ID
aleksander-lesser
WikiTree person ID
Lesser-325
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpjgJTwYDTjRDptwVtVG3
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe ID
Lesser_Aleksander

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Described by source 5
Educated at 3
Has works in the collection 3
Occupation 3
Country of citizenship 2
Member of 2
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Student of 1
Teachers 1
Work location 1
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Summary

Aleksander Lesser was born on May 13, 1814[1], in Warsaw[2]. He died on March 7, 1884[3], in Kraków[4]. He worked as a painter[5], art critic[6], and illustrator[7].

FAQs

Where was Aleksander Lesser born?

Aleksander Lesser was born in Warsaw[2].

Where did Aleksander Lesser die?

Aleksander Lesser passed away in Kraków[4].

Who were Aleksander Lesser's parents?

Aleksander Lesser's father was Lewi Lesser[9].

What did Aleksander Lesser do for work?

Aleksander Lesser worked as a painter[5], art critic[6], and illustrator[7].

Where did Aleksander Lesser go to school?

Aleksander Lesser was educated at University of Warsaw[14], Dresden Academy of Fine Arts[15], and Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . tnk.krakow.pl. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . tnk.krakow.pl. Retrieved . tnk.krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . porta-polonica.de. Retrieved . porta-polonica.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . porta-polonica.de. Retrieved . porta-polonica.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62824: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 15d ago · Qyayoor · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → RMLV207916
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: RMLV207916, batch #292920"
  3. 4w ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → March 7, 1884
    Country of citizenship → Poland, Russian Empire, Cisleithania
    "Changed claim: Country of citizenship: Russian Empire"
  4. 4w ago · ~2026-42963-20 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Poland, Russian Empire, Cisleithania
    "Changed claim: Country of citizenship: Congress Poland"
  5. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Baza osób polskich ID → 11129
    "Created claim: Baza osób polskich ID: 11129, batch #290941"
  6. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID → aleksander-lesser-malarz-wiesz, aleksander-lesser-1814-1884-malarz
    "Created claim: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID: aleksander-lesser-1814-1884-malarz, batch #259964"
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