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Weegee

American photographer (1899–1968)
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Summary

Weegee was born on June 12, 1899[1], in Zolochiv[2]. He died on December 26, 1968[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], photojournalist[6], and journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,199 views/month, #6,786 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Weegee[11]
  • Archives at: International Center of Photography[12]
  • Family name: Fellig[13]
  • Given name: Arthur[14]
  • Pseudonym: Felig, Artur[15], Felig, Asher[16], Fellig, Arthur[17], Weejee[18]
  • Work location: New York City[19]
  • Described by source: Modern Times: Photography in the 20th Century[20], UbuWeb[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Name in native language: Arturo Fellig[23]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1919[24]
  • End of work period: 1968[25]

Why It Matters

Weegee has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Weegee born?

Weegee's place of birth was Zolochiv[2].

Where did Weegee die?

Weegee passed away in New York City[4].

What did Weegee do for work?

Weegee worked as a photographer[5], photojournalist[6], and journalist[7].

Related Entities

J. Paul Getty Museum Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art New York City San Francisco Museum of Modern Art UbuWeb United States Whitney Museum of American Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . icp.org. Retrieved . icp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . mix-n-match.toolforge.org. mix-n-match.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . mix-n-match.toolforge.org. mix-n-match.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . mix-n-match.toolforge.org. mix-n-match.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . mix-n-match.toolforge.org. mix-n-match.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 39752
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  3. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → weegee
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: weegee, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971095|weegee (#289971095)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  4. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Fellig
    P14750 → F79C-49B7-85E1-563D-55D3
    Jewish virtual library id → weegee
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: F79C-49B7-85E1-563D-55D3, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
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