J. M. W. Turner

Summary

J. M. W. Turner is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Covent Garden^[2]. He was born on April 23, 1775^[3]. He passed away in Cheyne Walk^[4]. He died on December 19, 1851^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6], landscape painter^[7], draftsperson^[8], printmaker^[9], and architectural draftsperson^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,296 views/month, #5,596 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• J. M. W. Turner's place of birth was Covent Garden^[2].
• J. M. W. Turner was born in Maiden Lane^[12].
• J. M. W. Turner's place of birth was London^[13].
• J. M. W. Turner passed away in Cheyne Walk^[4].
• J. M. W. Turner passed away in Chelsea^[14].
• J. M. W. Turner passed away in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea^[15].
• J. M. W. Turner was born on April 23, 1775^[3].
• J. M. W. Turner died on December 19, 1851^[5].
• J. M. W. Turner is buried at St Paul's Cathedral^[16].
• J. M. W. Turner held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[17].
• J. M. W. Turner held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[18].
• English was J. M. W. Turner's native language^[19].
• J. M. W. Turner's professions included painter^[6].
• J. M. W. Turner's professions included landscape painter^[7].
• J. M. W. Turner worked as a draftsperson^[8].
• J. M. W. Turner's professions included printmaker^[9].
• J. M. W. Turner worked as an architectural draftsperson^[10].
• J. M. W. Turner worked as a visual artist^[20].
• J. M. W. Turner's field of work was visual arts^[21].
• J. M. W. Turner's field of work was painting^[22].
• J. M. W. Turner's field of work was landscape painting^[23].
• J. M. W. Turner's field of work was illustration^[24].
• J. M. W. Turner's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Arts^[25].
• A notable work attributed to J. M. W. Turner is The Fighting Temeraire^[26].
• A notable work attributed to J. M. W. Turner is Fishermen at Sea^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Covent Garden^[2], an area of London^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Maiden Lane^[12], a street^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; and London^[13], a metropolis^[32], in Roman Empire^[33], founded in 0047^[34]. J. M. W. Turner was born on April 23, 1775^[3]. English was his native language^[19].

Education

J. M. W. Turner was educated at Royal Academy of Arts^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6], landscape painter^[7], draftsperson^[8], printmaker^[9], architectural draftsperson^[10], and visual artist^[20]. Fields of work include visual arts^[21], a type of arts^[35]; painting^[22], a method^[36]; landscape painting^[23], a genre of painting^[37]; and illustration^[24], an activity^[38].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Fighting Temeraire^[26], a painting^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1839^[41]; Fishermen at Sea^[27], a painting^[42], founded in 1796^[43]; The Battle of Trafalgar^[44], a painting^[45], founded in 1823^[46]; Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway^[47], a painting^[48], in United Kingdom^[49], founded in 1843^[50]; The Slave Ship^[51], a painting^[52], founded in 1840^[53]; and Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps^[54], a painting^[55], founded in 1812^[56]. Things named for J. M. W. Turner include Turner Prize^[57].

Death and Burial

J. M. W. Turner died on December 19, 1851^[5]. Recorded place of death include Cheyne Walk^[4], a street^[58], in United Kingdom^[59]; Chelsea^[14], an area of London^[60], in United Kingdom^[61]; and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea^[15], a London borough^[62], in United Kingdom^[63], founded in 1965^[64]. The cause of death was cholera^[65]. He is buried at St Paul's Cathedral^[16].

Why It Matters

J. M. W. Turner ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,296 views/month, #5,596 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] He is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

He has been cited as an influence by Claude Monet^[68], a painter^[69], 1840–1926^[70], of France^[71], specialised in painting^[72]; Ivan Aivazovsky^[73], a painter^[74], 1817–1900^[75], of Russian Empire^[76], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[77], specialised in painting^[78]; Alfred Sisley^[79], a painter^[80], 1839–1899^[81], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[82], specialised in visual arts^[83]; and François-Auguste Ravier^[84], a painter^[85], 1814–1895^[86], of France^[87].

Entities named for him include Turner Prize^[57].

FAQs

Where was J. M. W. Turner born?

J. M. W. Turner's place of birth was Covent Garden^[2].

Where did J. M. W. Turner die?

J. M. W. Turner died in Cheyne Walk^[4].

What did J. M. W. Turner do for work?

J. M. W. Turner worked as painter^[6], landscape painter^[7], draftsperson^[8], printmaker^[9], and architectural draftsperson^[10].

Where did J. M. W. Turner go to school?

J. M. W. Turner was educated at Royal Academy of Arts^[25].

Who did J. M. W. Turner influence?

J. M. W. Turner has been cited as an influence by Claude Monet^[68], Ivan Aivazovsky^[73], Alfred Sisley^[79], and François-Auguste Ravier^[84].