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Wilhelm Lachnit

German artist (1899–1962)
Person human Q89725

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 12, 1899
Date of death
November 14, 1962
Place of birth
Gittersee
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
German Reich, East Germany[8][9]
Occupation
painter, draftsperson, graphic artist
Member of political party
Communist Party of Germany[12]
Official website
www.wilhelmlachnit.de[16]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[13]
Work location
Dresden[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[28]
Described by source
Dresdner Hefte, Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie[19][20]
Family name
Lachnit[14]
Given name
Wilhelm[15]
Has works in the collection
Tate, Hermitage Museum, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Berlinische Galerie, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Neue Nationalgalerie[22][23][24][25][26][27]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Member of
Aktion[10]
P14750
F9B2-AD75-BE4F-651F-0917[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lachnit, Wilhelm en Wilhelm Lachnit ru Вильгельм Лахнит ru Лахнит, Вильгельм
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000066769438
VIAF cluster ID
42632992
Library of Congress authority ID
n87137149
GND ID
118725823
AbART person ID
32116
Artist-info artist ID
82987
Artists of the World ID
00103787
Artnet artist ID
wilhelm-lachnit
AskArt person ID
11046603
Berlinische Galerie artist ID
6497
Bildatlas-Künstler-ID
812
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
lachnit-wilhelm
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Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
wilhelm-lachnit
DDB person (GND) ID
118725823
DFK Paris person ID
0002962918
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118725823
Europeana entity
agent/base/45498
FAST ID
209066
Freebase ID
/m/0hr0738
IdRef ID
148076939
Invaluable.com person ID
aww2i67wju
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118725823
Künstlerdatenbank ID
139
Le Delarge artist ID
3457_artiste_LACHNIT_Wilhelm
Museen Dresden article ID
11425
Museum-digital ID
54308
NLP ID
a0000002285535
NUKAT ID
n2019208925
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002240634
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007460004405171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:C/MR;=BJ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810644820205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1514268
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
114395721
Open Library ID
OL816724A
Pinakothek artist ID
jpxeVzvLJ7
RERO ID (legacy)
A018627955
RKDartists ID
47261
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
64881
SNAC ARK ID
w6t27g9f
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Wilhelm_Lachnit
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
2603
Tate artist ID
26696
Union List of Artist Names ID
500032474
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCJGPFvjyYQtM98krjG3
Yale LUX ID
person/e0782a75-5feb-4d68-ae9c-6d43fd2aefb0

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 6
Hermitage Museum, Tate, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlinische Galerie, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Bavarian State Painting Collections
Occupation 3
painter, draftsperson, graphic artist
Country of citizenship 2
East Germany, German Reich
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Given name 1
Wilhelm
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of Germany
Place of birth 1
Gittersee
Place of death 1
Dresden
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Dresden
← FactGrid item ID 1
Oberstadion
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Summary

Wilhelm Lachnit was born on November 12, 1899[1], in Gittersee[2]. He died on November 14, 1962[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], and graphic artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Lachnit born?

Wilhelm Lachnit was born in Gittersee[2].

Where did Wilhelm Lachnit die?

Wilhelm Lachnit died in Dresden[4].

What did Wilhelm Lachnit do for work?

Wilhelm Lachnit worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], and graphic artist[7].

Related Entities

Hermitage Museum Neue Nationalgalerie

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . digital.slub-dresden.de. digital.slub-dresden.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'nl', 'ru']
    Described by source → Dresdner Hefte, Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  2. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 2603
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  3. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F9B2-AD75-BE4F-651F-0917
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  4. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Member of → Aktion
    Member of political party → Communist Party of Germany
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