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Oscar Wilde's tomb

tomb of Oscar Wilde
VisualArtwork sculpture Q12432989
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Summary

Oscar Wilde's tomb is a sculpture[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Jacob Epstein[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: 20th arrondissement of Paris[4]
  • Country: France[5]
  • Instance of: grave[6]
  • Commissioned by: Robbie Baldwin Ross[7]
  • Genre: public art[8]
  • Made from material: Hopton Wood stone[9]
  • Inventory number: 55 PA 1909[10]
  • Location: Père Lachaise Cemetery[11]
  • Commons category: Grave of Oscar Wilde and Robert Baldwin Ross[12]
  • Inception: January 1, 1914[13]
  • Burial plot reference: 89[14]
  • Heritage designation: classified historical monument[15], monument historique inscrit[16]
  • Contains: Oscar Wilde[17], Robbie Baldwin Ross[18]

Why It Matters

Oscar Wilde's tomb has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

France Oscar Wilde

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Le Figaro. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Frog404 · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains → Oscar Wilde, Robbie Baldwin Ross
    Commissioned by → Robbie Baldwin Ross
    Made from material → Hopton Wood stone
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → 20th arrondissement of Paris
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: Oscar Wilde's tomb, 20th arrondissement of Paris.jpg, #wikishootme"
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