Hermann Obrist

Swiss sculptor, decorator and designer of applied arts (1863–1927)

Person human Q332579

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: May 27, 1863, May 23, 1862, May 27, 1862^[10]^[11]
Date of death: February 26, 1927
Place of birth: Kilchberg
Place of death: Munich
Country of citizenship: Switzerland, Germany^[13]^[14]
Occupation: sculptor, designer, decorator, textile artist, draftsperson, cultural critic, Art Nouveau, artist^[15]^[16]^[17]
Field of work: art of sculpture^[18]
Educated at: Académie Julian^[19]
Religion or worldview: reformed^[20]
Child: Amaranth Obrist^[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[29]
Archives at: Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum^[23]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[33]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Neue Deutsche Biographie^[27]^[28]
End of work period: 1924^[32]
Family name: Obrist^[24]
Given name: Hermann^[25]
Movement: Jugendstil^[22]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Zollikon^[26]
Name in native language: Hermann Obrist^[30]
Start of work period: 1880^[31]

🏷️ Also known as

en Hermann Obrist el Χέρμαν Όμπριστ he הרמן אובריסט ja ヘルマン・オプリスト ru Герман Обрист ru Обрист, Герман uk Герман Обріст zh 赫尔曼·奥布里斯特

🔖 Identifiers · 56

ISNI: 000000011678774X
VIAF cluster ID: 79399558
Library of Congress authority ID: n86055871
GND ID: 118735861
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Hermann Obrist (1862–1927), Zeichner, Möbel Designer, Bildhauer.jpg ↗
AbART person ID: 117341
Artist-info artist ID: 209274
Artists of the World ID: 00152367
Artnet artist ID: hermann-obrist
BMLO ID: o0571
Benezit ID: B00132101
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 166449291

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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: obrist-hermann
DDB person (GND) ID: 118735861
DFK Paris person ID: 0004220025
De Agostini ID: Obrist,+Hermann
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118735861
Europeana entity: agent/base/157080
FAST ID: 194630
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_118735861
FotoCH photographer ID: 33715
Freebase ID: /m/07qc99
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000024505884326
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: hermann-obrist
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0046753
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Hermann_Obrist
Grove Art Online ID: T063165
HDS ID: 022090
IdRef ID: 142596949
Invaluable.com person ID: 5om61k3quy
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118735861
Kallías ID: PE00109857
Lex ID: Hermann_Obrist
Museum of Modern Art artist ID: 65515
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID: 23625
NUKAT ID: n2005116862
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007424879405171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000215332
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp129380
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3949458
Open Library ID: OL7024958A
OpenMLOL author ID: 214846
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100244190
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID: 149473
RKDartists ID: 60209
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 85218
SIK-ISEA person ID: 4022833
SIKART person ID: 4022833
SNAC ARK ID: w63f8d3k
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500029519
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 377693
Web Gallery of Art artist ID: o/obrist
Wellcome Collection concept ID: dhtysxhc
WikiTree person ID: Obrist-175
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJp9tb467tp4m7YW6CCPcP
Yale LUX ID: person/86dfcc32-ce47-4300-b264-268fba6ad186

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🔗 Connections

Country of citizenship 2

Germany, Switzerland

Occupation 2

designer, sculptor

Described by source 1

Nordisk familjebok

Educated at 1

Académie Julian

Field of work 1

art of sculpture

Founded entities 1

Phalanx

Given name 1

Hermann

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Movement 1

Jugendstil

Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1

Zollikon

Place of birth 1

Kilchberg

Place of death 1

Munich

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Hermann Obrist was born on May 27, 1863^[1], in Kilchberg^[2]. He died on February 26, 1927^[3], in Munich^[4]. He worked as a sculptor^[5], designer^[6], decorator^[7], textile artist^[8], and draftsperson^[9].

FAQs

Where was Hermann Obrist born?

Hermann Obrist was born in Kilchberg^[2].

Where did Hermann Obrist die?

Hermann Obrist died in Munich^[4].

What did Hermann Obrist do for work?

Hermann Obrist worked as a sculptor^[5], designer^[6], decorator^[7], textile artist^[8], and draftsperson^[9].

Where did Hermann Obrist go to school?

Hermann Obrist was educated at Académie Julian^[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Hermann Obrist — place of birth (P19): Kilchberg. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-10-24. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Hermann Obrist — place of death (P20): Munich. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2018-10-25. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Hermann Obrist — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-16. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Hermann Obrist — country of citizenship (P27): Switzerland. SIKART. Retrieved 2021-06-18. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Hermann Obrist — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Hermann Obrist — child (P40): Amaranth Obrist. SIKART. Retrieved 2021-07-29. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Hermann Obrist — educated at (P69): Académie Julian. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Hermann Obrist — field of work (P101): art of sculpture. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): sculptor. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): designer. Retrieved 2019-06-24. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): decorator. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): textile artist. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-10-04. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): draftsperson. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): cultural critic. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): Art Nouveau. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Hermann Obrist — occupation (P106): artist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Hermann Obrist — movement (P135): Jugendstil. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Hermann Obrist — religion or worldview (P140): reformed. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Hermann Obrist — archives at (P485): Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum. kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Hermann Obrist — date of birth (P569): May 27, 1863. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Hermann Obrist — date of birth (P569): May 23, 1862. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Hermann Obrist — date of birth (P569): May 27, 1862. SIKART. Retrieved 2021-06-18. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Hermann Obrist — date of death (P570): February 26, 1927. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Hermann Obrist — family name (P734): Obrist. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Hermann Obrist — given name (P735): Hermann. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Hermann Obrist — municipal affiliation of a Swiss national (P1321): Zollikon. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Hermann Obrist — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Hermann Obrist — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Hermann Obrist — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Hermann Obrist — name in native language (P1559): Hermann Obrist. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Hermann Obrist — start of work period (P2031): 1880. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-02-14. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Hermann Obrist — end of work period (P2032): 1924. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-02-14. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Hermann Obrist — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. Retrieved 2020-12-27. wikidata.org.

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