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Nils Thorsson

Danish ceramicist and painter (1898-1975)
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 24, 1898
Date of death
October 25, 1975
Place of birth
Eslöv
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[9]
Occupation
painter, ceramicist, silversmith, draftsperson
Employer
Aluminia, Royal Copenhagen[10][11]
Educated at
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Aluminia, Copenhagen Technical College[12][13][14]
Student of
Christian Joachim, Einar Utzon-Frank, Aksel Jørgensen[20][21][22]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[24]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[27]
Described by source
Svenskt konstnärslexikon[23]
Family name
Thorsson[16]
Given name
Nils, Johan, Thorvald[17][18][19]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, National Gallery of Victoria[25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nils Johan Thorvald Thorsson en Nils Thorsson da Nils Johan Thorvald Thorsson ja ニルス・トーソン sv Nils Johan Thorvald Thorsson zh 尼爾斯·索爾森
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000066803229
VIAF cluster ID
10904016
GND ID
128659327
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nils Thorsson.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
nils-thorsson-58034
Artnet artist ID
nils-johan-thorvald-thorsson
AskArt person ID
11254479
Benezit ID
B00182481
Boijmans artist ID
25982
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128659327
DigitaltMuseum ID
021039690826
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121vl89x
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nils_Thorsson
KulturNav-ID
01c6f5ba-8cfd-4712-83e7-05f15b0dcd2f
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
10895
Lex ID
Nils_Thorsson
Museum-digital person/organization ID
67422
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
2885
Te Papa agent ID
21158
Union List of Artist Names ID
500084736
Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Nils_Thorsson
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmTrQV3PqKrH3XXJyBpT3

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
painter, draftsperson, silversmith, ceramicist
Given name 3
Johan, Nils, Thorvald
Has works in the collection 2
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, National Gallery of Victoria
Student of 2
Einar Utzon-Frank, Aksel Jørgensen
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Educated at 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Employer 1
Royal Copenhagen
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Eslöv
Place of death 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Teachers 1
Einar Utzon-Frank
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Summary

Nils Thorsson was born on October 24, 1898[1], in Eslöv[2]. He died on October 25, 1975[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a painter[5], ceramicist[6], silversmith[7], and draftsperson[8].

FAQs

Where was Nils Thorsson born?

Nils Thorsson's place of birth was Eslöv[2].

Where did Nils Thorsson die?

Nils Thorsson passed away in Copenhagen[4].

What did Nils Thorsson do for work?

Nils Thorsson worked as a painter[5], ceramicist[6], silversmith[7], and draftsperson[8].

Where did Nils Thorsson go to school?

Nils Thorsson was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[12], Aluminia[13], and Copenhagen Technical College[14].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Denmark National Gallery of Victoria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon → Nils_Thorsson
    "Created claim: Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon: Nils_Thorsson, batch #292500"
  2. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Nils, Johan, Thorvald
    Place of death → Copenhagen
    Family name → Thorsson
    Place of birth → Eslöv
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
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