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Otto Demus

Austrian art historian (1902-1990)
Person Human Q86241

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 4, 1902
Date of death
November 17, 1990
Place of birth
St. Pölten, Harland[7]
Place of death
Vienna
Country of citizenship
Austria[11]
Occupation
art historian, university teacher
Employer
University of Vienna, University of Cambridge, Courtauld Institute of Art[12][13][14]
Educated at
University of Vienna[15]
Award received
Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Wilhelm Hartel Prize, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[16][17][18]
Spouse
Margarethe Witternigg[8]
Child
Jörg Demus, Klaus Demus[9][10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Family name
Demus[22]
Given name
Otto[23]
Member of
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[19][20]
Name in native language
Otto Demus[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Demus fa اتو دموس ru Демус О. ru Демус Отто ru Демус, Отто ru Отто Демус zh 奥托·德慕斯 zh-hant 奧圖・德穆斯
🔖 Identifiers · 59
ISNI
000000012127296X
VIAF cluster ID
34476286
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50036194
GND ID
122371186
ArchINFORM person/group ID
58946
BIBSYS ID
90327826
Biblioteca centrale Cappuccini authority ID
6033
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12053374k
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
demus-otto
CANTIC ID
981058610671306706
CONOR.BG ID
9039461
CONOR.SI ID
8636259
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CONOR.SR ID
31741543
CTHS person ID
115346
CiNii Research ID
1140000791556579968
DDB person (GND) ID
122371186
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122371186
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
demuso
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Otto-Demus
FAST ID
12294
FactGrid item ID
Zuhältertape Volume 3
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1947380
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Grove Art Online ID
T022124
IdRef ID
028765168
IxTheo authority ID
145368505
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14831232
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01490914
NL CR AUT ID
jn20040121002
NUKAT ID
n2005143931
National Library of Greece ID
85661
National Virtual Library of India ID
433148
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
116760
Persée author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
22313
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
3273
Prabook ID
1301372
SANU member ID
demus-oto
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
46459
SHARE Catalogue author ID
37816
SNAC ARK ID
w6186d04
SVKKL authority ID
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Slovenska biografija ID
1023850
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
18581
Treccani ID
otto-demus
Union List of Artist Names ID
500232331
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
22028, 291905
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10190163
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/141862
Vienna History Wiki ID
2975
Wellcome Collection concept ID
sv395739
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
University of Cambridge, University of Vienna, Courtauld Institute of Art
Award received 2
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Wilhelm Hartel Prize
Member of 2
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Occupation 2
university teacher, art historian
Chaired by 1
Bundesdenkmalamt
Child 1
Jörg Demus
Children (paternal) 1
Jörg Demus
Country of citizenship 1
Austria
Educated at 1
University of Vienna
Given name 1
Otto
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
St. Pölten
Place of death 1
Vienna
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Otto Demus was born on November 4, 1902[1], in St. Pölten[2]. He died on November 17, 1990[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as an art historian[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Otto Demus born?

Otto Demus was born in St. Pölten[2].

Where did Otto Demus die?

Otto Demus died in Vienna[4].

Who was Otto Demus married to?

Otto Demus's spouses include Margarethe Witternigg[8].

What did Otto Demus do for work?

Otto Demus worked as an art historian[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Otto Demus go to school?

Otto Demus was educated at University of Vienna[15].

What awards did Otto Demus receive?

Honors received include Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[16], Wilhelm Hartel Prize[17], and Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[18].

Related Entities

Austria St. Pölten University of Vienna

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65765: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Margarethe Witternigg
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64328: import spouse (P26) from GND"
  3. 14d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Occupation: art historian, DOAH ID (details)"
  4. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → St. Pölten, Harland
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  5. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0051252-Demus-Otto-19021990
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0051252-Demus-Otto-19021990, batch #259497"
  6. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981058610671306706
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058610671306706, batch #257590"
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