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Wilhelm Hein

German film director and film producer (1940-2025)
Person Human Q2573107

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 12, 1940
Date of death
March 15, 2025
Place of birth
Duisburg
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
film director, film producer, filmmaker, performance artist, event producer
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[17]
Contributed to creative work
Infermental 7[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[21]
Described by source
V2 archive[16]
Family name
Hein[12]
Floruit
1987[14]
Given name
Wilhelm[13]
Has works in the collection
ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe[20]
Member of
Wilhelm and Birgit Hein[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[19]
Partner in business or sport
Birgit Hein[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Hein
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000078616842
VIAF cluster ID
96453826
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91011170
GND ID
119438062
AbART person ID
121339
AllMovie person ID
p430424
Artists of the World ID
40548202
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14554286p
DDB person (GND) ID
119438062
Described at URL
v2.nl
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119438062
FAST ID
281222
Show all 26 identifiers +14
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119438062
Filmportal ID
fd298c63c72a4695ada5f1adb7859ba7
Freebase ID
/m/0gxs411
HAND ID
2999-CD23-8269-7AB2-1020
IMDb ID
nm5420451
IdRef ID
175185050
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
71526
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07022966X
RKDartists ID
404275
TMDB person ID
1352164
Union List of Artist Names ID
500103879
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrGw6Xrd8CvThQ8DhB773
Yale LUX ID
person/1f9e57ed-eec1-44c7-9abc-a4079206e1e7
ZKM person ID
wilhelm-hein

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Summary

Wilhelm Hein was born on February 12, 1940[1], in Duisburg[2]. He died on March 15, 2025[3]. He worked as a film director[4], film producer[5], filmmaker[6], performance artist[7], and event producer[8].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Hein born?

Wilhelm Hein was born in Duisburg[2].

What did Wilhelm Hein do for work?

Wilhelm Hein worked as a film director[4], film producer[5], filmmaker[6], performance artist[7], and event producer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 2999-CD23-8269-7AB2-1020
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46467: HAND ID (7)"
  2. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IdRef ID → 175185050
    FAST ID → 281222
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Family name → Hein
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43073: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (2)"
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