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Ernst May

German architect (1886-1970)
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Ernst May
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 27, 1886
Date of death
September 11, 1970
Place of birth
Frankfurt
Place of death
Hamburg
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
architect, university teacher, urban planner
Employer
Technical University of Darmstadt[12]
Position held
head of the planning department of Frankfurt[11]
Educated at
Klinger School, Technical University of Munich[13][14]
Award received
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main[15][16]
Father
Adam May[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[26]
Archives at
Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Historisches Archiv des Germanischen Nationalmuseums[18][19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[29]
Described by source
Hamburg Biographies, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Neue Deutsche Biographie[23][24][25]
Family name
May[20]
Given name
Ernst[21]
Has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam[28]
Name in native language
Ernst May[27]
Place of burial
Frankfurt Main Cemetery[8]
Relative
Johann Martin May[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
0000000066766472
VIAF cluster ID
37711461
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85090394
GND ID
118732218
ADK member ID
54760
AbART person ID
130106
ArchINFORM person/group ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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Artist-info artist ID
282952
Artists of the World ID
00194590
Artnet artist ID
ernst-may
AskArt person ID
11335982
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14645799m
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Bundestag Group Minutes ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
255950947
DDB person (GND) ID
118732218
DFK Paris person ID
0002943662
De Agostini ID
May,+Ernst
Described at URL
www.architekten-portrait.de, arch-pavouk.cz
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118732218
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
ernst-may
FAST ID
156938
FES digital collections entity ID
420859
FactGrid item ID
PSD
Frankfurter Personenlexikon ID
462
Freebase ID
/m/067jd6
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2163865
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
mai-ernst-413454
Grove Art Online ID
T056173
Hessian Biography person ID
1633
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
39589
IdRef ID
126583323
Image Archive, Herder Institute
Ernst May
Invaluable.com person ID
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IxTheo authority ID
07951328X
J9U entity ID
987007459351105171
KBR person ID
14833554
KSW person ID
88930
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118732218
Kallías ID
PE00563048
Lex ID
Ernst_May
Libris-URI
ljx179g45vhtvn0
Munzinger person ID
00000007381
Museum-digital person/organization ID
233273
NE.se ID
ernst-may
NLP ID
a0000002586776
NUKAT ID
n2012067848
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810642745405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074661418
Open Library ID
OL7075935A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100142718
PM20 folder ID
pe/019546
Perlentaucher ID
ernst-may
RKDartists ID
226135
SBN author ID
VEAV031545
SELIBR ID
355804
SHARE Catalogue author ID
696107
SNAC ARK ID
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
111071-ernst-may
Topic's main category
Category:Ernst May
Treccani ID
ernst-may
Union List of Artist Names ID
500030214
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058510067706706
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/19c4bcfe-3eb4-4762-94ac-d8d0be66d7a3

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Occupation 3
architect, urban planner, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Technical University of Munich
Employer 1
Technical University of Darmstadt
FactGrid item ID 1
PSD
Family name 1
May
Founded entities 1
Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne
Given name 1
Ernst
Has works in the collection 1
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Image Archive, Herder Institute 1
Ernst May
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Frankfurt
Place of burial 1
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Place of death 1
Hamburg
Sex or gender 1
male
← Architect 1
Uganda Museum
← Image Archive, Herder Institute 1
Ernst May
← SNARC ID 1
Ryan Davies
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Summary

Ernst May was born on July 27, 1886[1], in Frankfurt[2]. He died on September 11, 1970[3], in Hamburg[4]. He worked as an architect[5], university teacher[6], and urban planner[7].

FAQs

Where was Ernst May born?

Ernst May was born in Frankfurt[2].

Where did Ernst May die?

Ernst May passed away in Hamburg[4].

Who were Ernst May's parents?

Ernst May's father was Adam May[9].

What did Ernst May do for work?

Ernst May worked as an architect[5], university teacher[6], and urban planner[7].

Where did Ernst May go to school?

Ernst May was educated at Klinger School[13] and Technical University of Munich[14].

What awards did Ernst May receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15] and Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main[16].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . klingerschule.com. Retrieved . klingerschule.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hamburg Biographies, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 1633
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  4. 10w ago · Nw520 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Repub, Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
    "Created claim: Award received: Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main, (details)"
  5. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 88930
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 88930, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 420859
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 420859, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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