Alfred Ost

Belgian designer, watercolorist, illustrator, painter, draftsman, political cartoonist and poet (1884-1945)
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Alfred Ost

Summary

Alfred Ost is a human[1]. Born in Zwijndrecht[2], he… he was born on +1884-02-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Antwerp[4]. He died on +1945-10-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a painter[6], draftsperson[7], illustrator[8], poster artist[9], and photographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zwijndrecht[2], Alfred Ost…
  • Alfred Ost died in Antwerp[4].
  • Alfred Ost was born on +1884-02-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alfred Ost died on +1945-10-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alfred Ost held citizenship in Belgium[12].
  • Alfred Ost worked as a painter[6].
  • Alfred Ost's professions included draftsperson[7].
  • Alfred Ost's professions included illustrator[8].
  • Alfred Ost worked as a poster artist[9].
  • Alfred Ost worked as a photographer[10].
  • Alfred Ost's professions included exlibrist[13].
  • Alfred Ost's field of work was painting[14].
  • Alfred Ost's field of work was art of drawing[15].
  • Alfred Ost's field of work was poster[16].
  • Alfred Ost's field of work was illustration[17].
  • Alfred Ost's image is recorded as Portrait of Alfred Ost with hat.jpg[18].
  • Alfred Ost is recorded as male[19].
  • Alfred Ost's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Alfred Ost's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081553862[21].
  • Alfred Ost's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74661265[22].
  • Alfred Ost's GND ID is recorded as 119349051[23].
  • Alfred Ost's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr95035683[24].
  • Alfred Ost's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500160637[25].
  • Alfred Ost's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144368867[26].
  • Alfred Ost's IdRef ID is recorded as 086017861[27].

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Origins and Family

Alfred Ost's place of birth was Zwijndrecht[2]. He was born on +1884-02-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], draftsperson[7], illustrator[8], poster artist[9], photographer[10], and exlibrist[13]. Fields of work include painting[14], a method[28]; art of drawing[15], an academic major[29]; poster[16], an art genre[30]; and illustration[17], an activity[31].

Death and Burial

Alfred Ost died on +1945-10-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Antwerp[4].

Why It Matters

Alfred Ost ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Alfred Ost born?

Alfred Ost was born in Zwijndrecht[2].

Where did Alfred Ost die?

Alfred Ost died in Antwerp[4].

What did Alfred Ost do for work?

Alfred Ost worked as painter[6], draftsperson[7], illustrator[8], poster artist[9], and photographer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . RKDartists. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . ADAGP/CISAC membership list at 07/01/2019. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . online catalogue of Huis van het boek. Retrieved . mmm-web.adlibhosting.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . kmska.be. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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