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Lester Avnet

USA military radio parts supplier; art collector (1913-1970)
Person human Q130297184

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1913
Date of death
January 3, 1970
Place of death
Palm Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
art collector, military industry in the United States
Employer
Avnet[12]
Notable work
A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection[13]
Father
Charles Avnet[7]
Spouse
Joan Avnet[8]
Child
Jon Avnet, Rosalind Vee Avnet[9][10]
Family name
Avnet[17]
Given name
Lester, Francis[18][19]
Member of
Joan and Lester Avnet[14]
Partner in business or sport
Joan Avnet[20]
Place of burial
Beth Moses Cemetery[6]
Residence
Great Neck Peninsula[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lester Avnet en Lester F. Avnet en Lester Francis Avnet en L.F. Avnet
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
298825202
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2001002894
GND ID
12338690X
Described at URL
www.nytimes.com
FAST ID
458509
Find a Grave memorial ID
249917395
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007258172805171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4606986
RKDartists ID
443606
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
4593
Union List of Artist Names ID
500445419
Yale LUX ID
person/850ecb61-a494-47a7-9ad8-2014f5654381

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Summary

Lester Avnet was born on 1913[1]. He died on January 3, 1970[2], in Palm Beach[3]. He worked as an art collector[4] and military industry in the United States[5].

FAQs

Where did Lester Avnet die?

Lester Avnet died in Palm Beach[3].

Who were Lester Avnet's parents?

Lester Avnet's father was Charles Avnet[7].

Who was Lester Avnet married to?

Lester Avnet's spouses include Joan Avnet[8].

What did Lester Avnet do for work?

Lester Avnet worked as an art collector[4] and military industry in the United States[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FAST ID → 458509
    Child → Jon Avnet, Rosalind Vee Avnet
    Imported from → —
    VIAF cluster ID → 298825202
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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