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Oskar Barnack

German optical engineer (1879–1936)
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Oskar Barnack
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
November 1, 1879
Date of death
January 16, 1936
Place of birth
Lynow
Place of death
Bad Nauheim
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
inventor, photographer, engineer
Religion or worldview
Protestant church[11]
Spouse
Emma Barnack[9]
Cause of death
pneumonia[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[21]
Described by source
Hessian Regional History Information System, Neue Deutsche Biographie[17][18]
Family name
Barnack[14]
Given name
Oskar[15]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Place of burial
Wetzlar[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oscar Barnack en Wilhelm Oskar Barnack en Oskar Barnack ar أوسكار بارناك de Wilhelm Oskar Barnack de Oscar Barnack fa اسکار بارناک fr Wilhelm Oskar Barnack ja オスカー・バルナック ko 오스카 바르낙 ru Oskar Barnack ru Барнак ru Барнак О. ru Барнак Оскар ru Оскар Барнак zh 奥斯卡·巴尔纳克 zh 奥斯卡·巴纳克
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000016583504
VIAF cluster ID
45191303
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2010145995
GND ID
122762436
AbART person ID
95522
Artists of the World ID
30179123
Artnet artist ID
oskar-barnack
Boijmans artist ID
2140
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
barnack-oskar
DDB person (GND) ID
122762436
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122762436
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
83494
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Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
barnack-oskar
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Oskar-Barnack
FAST ID
1923629
FES digital collections entity ID
348029
FamilySearch person ID
M5ZH-YLS
Filmportal ID
64d065ee03624dff819d108858219b4f
Find a Grave memorial ID
43323683
FotoCH photographer ID
48181
Freebase ID
/m/0bk11w
George Eastman Museum people ID
4410
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0bk11w
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
oskar-barnack
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0007809
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Oskar_Barnack
Hessian Biography person ID
10258
IdRef ID
148517846
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
27068
Lex ID
Oskar_Barnack
Luminous-Lint ID
Oskar__Barnack
Marburger Professorenkatalog ID
10258
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3874506
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095447738
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
320943
Prabook ID
1717990
RKDartists ID
385143
Union List of Artist Names ID
500385443
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj8PYJkDrkxwq86fhYtrq
Yale LUX ID
person/7e8f7670-6a19-4c2a-89d5-45740f8dec72

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
engineer, photographer, inventor
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Oskar
Has works in the collection 1
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Oskar Barnack Award
Place of burial 1
Wetzlar
Place of death 1
Bad Nauheim
Religion or worldview 1
Protestant church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Oskar Barnack was born on November 1, 1879[1], in Lynow[2]. He died on January 16, 1936[3], in Bad Nauheim[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], photographer[6], and engineer[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Oskar Barnack include Oskar Barnack Award[22], an award[23], founded in 1979[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Oskar Barnack include Oskar Barnack Award[22], an award[23], founded in 1979[24].

FAQs

Where was Oskar Barnack born?

Oskar Barnack was born in Lynow[2].

Where did Oskar Barnack die?

Oskar Barnack passed away in Bad Nauheim[4].

Who was Oskar Barnack married to?

Oskar Barnack's spouses include Emma Barnack[9].

What did Oskar Barnack do for work?

Oskar Barnack worked as an inventor[5], photographer[6], and engineer[7].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved . tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved . tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hessian Regional History Information System, Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63392: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (2/2)"
  2. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 10258
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  4. 12w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FotoCH photographer ID → 48181
    "Created claim: FotoCH photographer ID: 48181, fotoCH ID numbersꓹ based on GND match (details)"
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