William George Gillies

Scottish landscape and still life painter (1898-1973)
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Summary

William George Gillies was born on January 1, 1898[1], in Haddington[2]. He died on January 1, 1973[3], in Temple[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 21, 1898[7]
  • Date of death: April 15, 1973[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Educated at: Edinburgh College of Art[10]
  • Student: Yvonne Drewry[11]
  • Member of: Royal Academy of Arts[12], Society of Eight[13], Edinburgh School[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Family name: Gillies[16]
  • Given name: William[17]
  • Depicted by: Sir William George Gillies, 1898 - 1973. Artist (Self-portrait)[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[20]
  • Copyright representative: reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[21]
  • Has works in the collection: Tate[22], Fitzwilliam Museum[23], Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery[24], National Galleries Scotland[25], Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum[26], Laing Art Gallery[27], Brighton Museum & Art Gallery[28], Abbot Hall Art Gallery[29], Royal Academy of Arts[30], Perth Art Gallery[31], The Fleming Collection[32], Reading Museum[33], Kirkcaldy Galleries[34], The Tullie[35]

Why It Matters

William George Gillies is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was William George Gillies born?

William George Gillies's place of birth was Haddington[2].

Where did William George Gillies die?

William George Gillies passed away in Temple[4].

What did William George Gillies do for work?

William George Gillies worked as a painter[5].

Where did William George Gillies go to school?

William George Gillies was educated at Edinburgh College of Art[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1973-04-15T00:00:00Z
    Date of birth → +1898-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1898-09-21T00:00:00Z
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  2. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'it']
    Place of death → Temple
    Place of birth → Haddington
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  3. 23d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artsy artist id → william-gillies
    Family name → Gillies
    Frick art research library artist file id → 991004022129707141
    Royal academy id → william-gillies-ra
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