Janez Puhar

Slovenian catholic priest, inventor and photographer (1814–1864)
Person Human Q3499408
Janez Puhar
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 26, 1814, 1814[2][10]
Date of death
August 7, 1864
Place of birth
Kranj
Place of death
Kranj
Country of citizenship
Austrian Empire[11]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Slovene[21]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
End of work period
1864
Family name
Puhar[18]
Given name
Janez[19]
Start of work period
1829[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Janez Puhar en Johann Augustin Pucher en Johann Pucher cs Janez Avguśtin Pucher cs J. Puhar cs Janez Avguśtin Puhar cs Janez Avguštin Puhar
🔖 Identifiers · 22
VIAF cluster ID
266287892
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2015026318
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
P/Puhar_Janez-Avgustin_1814_1864
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02061647
CONOR.SI ID
32342115
DACS ID (2022)
015733
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1027031986
Europeana entity
agent/base/148097
FES digital collections entity ID
391665
Show all 22 identifiers +10
Freebase ID
/m/01kcyf
Geni profile ID
6000000076481134980
NL CR AUT ID
xx0193078
Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin ID
puhar-janez-avgustin
Obálky knih ID
xx0193078
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
338331
RKDartists ID
378311
Slovenska biografija ID
474392
Union List of Artist Names ID
500656566
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrRbMYyG9qMqpyFJ3T4MP

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Occupation 7
Field of work 3
Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Janez Puhar was born in Kranj[1]. He was born on August 26, 1814[2]. He died in Kranj[3]. He died on August 7, 1864[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], writer[6], painter[7], poet[8], and inventor[9].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include Catholicism[13], a Christian denominational family[23], founded in 1054[24]; Christianity[14], a major religious group[25], founded in 0033[26]; and photography[15], an artistic technique[27].

FAQs

Where was Janez Puhar born?

Janez Puhar was born in Kranj[1].

Where did Janez Puhar die?

Janez Puhar passed away in Kranj[3].

What did Janez Puhar do for work?

Janez Puhar worked as photographer[5], writer[6], painter[7], poet[8], and inventor[9].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, writer, painter +2
    "Added reference: Occupation: Catholic priest"
  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, writer, painter +2
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #51085: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  3. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 391665
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 391665, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, writer, painter +2
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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