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Gottfried Semper

German architect (1803–1879)
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Gottfried Semper
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Facts

39 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[47]
Date of birth
November 29, 1803, 1803[10]
Date of death
May 15, 1879, 1879[11]
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Hamburg[20]
Occupation
art historian, architect, teacher, university teacher, teacher, master builder[21]
Employer
Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Franz Christian Gau, Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, ETH Zurich, Great Exhibition[23][24][25][26][27]
Position held
professor[22]
Educated at
University of Göttingen, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, LMU Munich[28][29][30]
Religion or worldview
reformed[46]
Award received
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[38]
Notable work
Semperoper, Old Synagogue Dresden, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Schwerin Castle[33][34][35][36][37]
Father
Christian Gottfried Emanuel Semper[14]
Mother
Johanna Marie Semper[15]
Child
Manfred Semper, Emanuel Semper, Hans Semper, Anna von Sickel[16][17][18][19]
Sibling
Johann Carl Semper
Genre
historicism, Renaissance Revival architecture[48][49]
Work location
Dresden, Zurich, London, Wesermünde, Vienna, Italy, Hamburg, Winterthur, Göttingen, Bremerhaven[54][55][56][57][58]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Archives at
Historisches Archiv des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Museum of Art and Crafts Hamburg[50][51]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
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Depicted by
Grave of Gottfried Semper
Described by source
Hamburg Biographies, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon, Meyers Conversations-Lexicon, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
End of work period
1879
Family name
Semper[52]
Given name
Gottfried[53]
Has works in the collection
Städel Museum, Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
German Archaeological Institute, Sächsischer Kunstverein, Loge zu den drei Schwertern und Asträa zur grünenden Raute, Hamburger Künstlerverein von 1832, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, Königlich Sächsischer Altertumsverein[39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Affoltern am Albis
Name in native language
Gottfried Semper
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
Place of burial
Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Grave of Gottfried Semper[12][13]
Start of work period
1818
Student
Oscar Mothes, Adolf Heinrich Lier[31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 131
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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AADFI member ID
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ADK member ID
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AbART person ID
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Alvin ID
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ArchINFORM person/group ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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Artist-info artist ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
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Artsy artist ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
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Christie's creator ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118613154
DFK Paris person ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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De Agostini ID
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Described at URL
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118613154
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
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DigitaltMuseum ID
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EUTA person ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Geni profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Grove Art Online ID
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HDS ID
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Hanslick Online person ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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Iconoteca dell'Accademia di architettura ID
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IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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Jewish Museum Berlin person ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
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Münzkabinett ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Latvia ID
000150072
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810570758305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Niedersächsische Personen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
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RISM ID
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RKDartists ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
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Royal Academy ID
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SAIA authority ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SPAP ID
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Saxon Biography ID
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Stadtwiki Dresden article
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Structurae person ID
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Städel Museum artist ID
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Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
41536
Topic's main category
Category:Gottfried Semper
Treccani ID
gottfried-semper
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
gottfried-semper
UK National Archives ID
F51807
Union List of Artist Names ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
70357, 114351
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058522550806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1315174
Vienna History Wiki ID
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Web Gallery of Art artist ID
s/semper
Winterthur Glossar ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/9739efcf-dc48-4dc4-8153-677ee6902f92
ZbMATH author ID
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🔗 Connections
← Architect 10
Natural History Museum, Vienna, Schwerin Castle, Semperoper, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Bayreuth Festival Theatre, Maximilianeum, Neue Burg, Semper Gallery +2 more
Work location 8
Italy, London, Vienna, Hamburg, Zurich, Dresden, Winterthur, Wesermünde
Employer 5
ETH Zurich, Great Exhibition, Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, Franz Christian Gau
Notable work 5
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Schwerin Castle, Semperoper, Old Synagogue Dresden
Occupation 4
teacher, architect, university teacher, art historian
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
Educated at 3
University of Göttingen, LMU Munich, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums
Member of 3
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, German Archaeological Institute, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
Students 3
Adolf Heinrich Lier, Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli, Oscar Mothes
Genre 2
Renaissance Revival architecture, historicism
Has works in the collection 2
Städel Museum, Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
Student 2
Adolf Heinrich Lier, Oscar Mothes
Archives at 1
Museum of Art and Crafts Hamburg
Award received 1
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Country of citizenship 1
Hamburg
FactGrid item ID 1
Phaedo of Elis
Given name 1
Gottfried
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Affoltern am Albis
Named after 1
Semperoper
Place of birth 1
Hamburg
Place of burial 1
Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Place of death 1
Rome
Position held 1
professor
Sex or gender 1
male
← After a work by 1
National Bank building in Belgrade
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Summary

Gottfried Semper was born on November 29, 1803[1], in Hamburg[2]. He died on May 15, 1879[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as an art historian[5], architect[6], teacher[7], university teacher[8], and master builder[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gottfried Semper include Semperoper[59], an opera house[60], in Germany[61].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Gottfried Semper include Semperoper[59], an opera house[60], in Germany[61].

FAQs

Where was Gottfried Semper born?

Gottfried Semper was born in Hamburg[2].

Where did Gottfried Semper die?

Gottfried Semper died in Rome[4].

Who were Gottfried Semper's parents?

Gottfried Semper's father was Christian Gottfried Emanuel Semper[14]. Gottfried Semper's mother was Johanna Marie Semper[15].

What did Gottfried Semper do for work?

Gottfried Semper worked as an art historian[5], architect[6], teacher[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Gottfried Semper go to school?

Gottfried Semper was educated at University of Göttingen[28], Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums[29], and LMU Munich[30].

What awards did Gottfried Semper receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[38].

Related Entities

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister German Archaeological Institute Italy Kunsthistorisches Museum London Phaedo of Elis Städel Museum Wesermünde

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  15. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. Retrieved . arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [46] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [10] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [11] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [52] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [53] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. wikidata.org.
  47. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [54] ↑ . Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. apis.acdh.oeaw.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  57. [57] ↑ . Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. apis.acdh.oeaw.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  58. [58] ↑ . Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. apis.acdh.oeaw.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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