Roy Stryker

American photographer (1893–1975)
Person human Q2070603
Roy Stryker
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Summary

Roy Stryker was born on November 5, 1893[1], in Great Bend[2]. He died on September 27, 1975[3], in Grand Junction[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], librarian[6], photojournalist[7], economist[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Employer: Farm Security Administration[12]
  • Educated at: Columbia University[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Roy Stryker[15]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[16]
  • Family name: Stryker[17]
  • Given name: Roy[18]
  • Name in native language: Roy Emerson Stryker[19]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1900[20]
  • End of work period: January 1, 1924[21]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library[22]
  • Has works in the collection: Photography Collection[23]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[24]
  • Artist files at: Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[25]
  • P14541: nwRvm[26]

Why It Matters

Roy Stryker has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Roy Stryker born?

Roy Stryker's place of birth was Great Bend[2].

Where did Roy Stryker die?

Roy Stryker died in Grand Junction[4].

What did Roy Stryker do for work?

Roy Stryker worked as a photographer[5], librarian[6], photojournalist[7], economist[8], and journalist[9].

Where did Roy Stryker go to school?

Roy Stryker was educated at Columbia University[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → roy-emerson-stryker
    Sitelink count → 12
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ru', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: roy-emerson-stryker, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289964881|roy emerson stryker (#289964881)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → nwRvm
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Great Bend
    Citizenship → —
    Work period end → —
    End of work period → +1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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