Jón Stefánsson

Icelandic artist (1881–1962)
Person human Q16000408
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Summary

Jón Stefánsson was born on January 1, 1881[1]. He died on January 1, 1962[2], in Reykjavík[3]. He worked as a painter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: February 22, 1881[6]
  • Date of death: November 19, 1962[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Iceland[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Family name: Stefánsson[10]
  • Given name: Jón[11]
  • Different from: Jón Arnór Stefánsson[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[13]
  • Has works in the collection: Statens Museum for Kunst[14]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[15]
  • Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[16]

Why It Matters

Jón Stefánsson is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where did Jón Stefánsson die?

Jón Stefánsson passed away in Reykjavík[3].

What did Jón Stefánsson do for work?

Jón Stefánsson worked as a painter[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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