Alexander Struys

Belgian painter (1852-1941)
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Summary

Alexander Struys was born on January 24, 1852[1], in Berchem[2]. He died on March 25, 1941[3], in Uccle[4]. He worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], and visual artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Schoonselhof[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[10]
  • Employer: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar[11]
  • Educated at: Royal Academy of Fine Arts[12]
  • Student: Christian Rohlfs[13], Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Movement: realism[16]
  • Commons category: Alexander Struys[17]
  • Given name: Alexander[18], Alexandre[19]
  • Work location: Weimar[20], Mechelen[21]
  • Described by source: Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[23]
  • Commons Creator page: Alexander Struys[24]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[25], NADD Wikidata project[26]
  • Has works in the collection: Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp[27], Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)[28], Dordrechts Museum[29], Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium[30], Hermitage Museum[31], TextielMuseum[32], Liege Fine Arts Museum[33]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[34]
  • Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[35]
  • P14585: 51907[36]

Why It Matters

Alexander Struys is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Struys born?

Alexander Struys's place of birth was Berchem[2].

Where did Alexander Struys die?

Alexander Struys passed away in Uccle[4].

What did Alexander Struys do for work?

Alexander Struys worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], and visual artist[7].

Where did Alexander Struys go to school?

Alexander Struys was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . schoonselhof.be. schoonselhof.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . peintres.kikirpa.be. peintres.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . fine-arts-museum.be. Retrieved . fine-arts-museum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Harvey Kneeslapper · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Employer → Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
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