Julius Priester

Viennese banker, industrialist, and art collector, plundered by Nazis because Jewish
Person human Q57241365
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Julius Priester

Summary

Julius Priester is a human[1]. He was born on +1870-09-04T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an art collector[4], industrialist[5], and banker[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Julius Priester was born on +1870-09-04T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Julius Priester died on +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Julius Priester held citizenship in Cisleithania[8].
  • Julius Priester held citizenship in Austria[9].
  • Julius Priester worked as an art collector[4].
  • Julius Priester's professions included industrialist[5].
  • Julius Priester worked as a banker[6].
  • Julius Priester's field of work was petroleum industry[10].
  • Julius Priester's field of work was art collection[11].
  • Julius Priester is recorded as male[12].
  • Julius Priester's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Julius Priester's Commons category is recorded as Julius Priester[14].
  • Julius Priester's family name is recorded as Priester[15].
  • Julius Priester's given name is recorded as Julius[16].
  • Julius Priester's significant event is recorded as Nazi plunder[17].
  • Julius Priester's significant event is recorded as seizure[18].
  • Julius Priester's significant event is recorded as persecution of Jews[19].
  • Julius Priester's significant event is recorded as claim for restitution of an artwork[20].
  • Julius Priester's significant event is recorded as restitution of Nazi-looted art[21].
  • Julius Priester's significant event is recorded as restitution of Nazi-looted art[22].
  • Julius Priester's work location is recorded as Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria[23].
  • Julius Priester's work location is recorded as Vienna[24].
  • Julius Priester's described at URL is recorded as https://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumer/holocaust/bio/bio_priester.htm[25].
  • Julius Priester's described at URL is recorded as https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000131106464/enteignungen-ab-1938-traf-es-die-sammlung-des-wiener-industriellen[26].
  • Julius Priester's described at URL is recorded as https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000131802482/sammlung-priester-fotodokumentation-wuerde-bei-der-fahndung-helfen[27].

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Origins and Family

Julius Priester was born on +1870-09-04T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art collector[4], industrialist[5], and banker[6]. Fields of work include petroleum industry[10], a type of industry[28] and art collection[11].

Death and Burial

Julius Priester died on +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Julius Priester ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Julius Priester do for work?

Julius Priester worked as art collector[4], industrialist[5], and banker[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . El Greco Stolen by Nazis and Sold by Knoedler Returns to Rightful Owners. news.artnet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . editionhansposse.gnm.de. Retrieved . editionhansposse.gnm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . editionhansposse.gnm.de. Retrieved . editionhansposse.gnm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . dfs.ny.gov. Retrieved . dfs.ny.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . editionhansposse.gnm.de. Retrieved . editionhansposse.gnm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . El Greco Stolen by Nazis and Sold by Knoedler Returns to Rightful Owners. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Of hot and noble men: A London art dealer restitutes an El Greco painting seized in Vienna in 1944. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . El Greco-Gemälde zurück beim Eigentümer. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . christies.com. Retrieved . christies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . VMFA Will Return French Painting to Collector’s Heirs. Retrieved . antiquesandthearts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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