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Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists August 21, 1872 in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Born

August 21, 1872

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: March 16, 1898

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Birthplace: Brighton, United Kingdom
Professions: poster artist, illustrator, draftsperson, writer, author, musician, poet, exlibrist, lithographer, artist, painter
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: August 21, 1872 (Beardsley, Aubrey; Find a Grave; Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana; Benezit Dictionary of Artists; RKDartists; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Great Norwegian Encyclopedia; Croatian Encyclopedia; BnF authorities; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; SNAC; Proleksis Encyclopedia; Artists of the World Online; Internet Speculative Fiction Database) or August 24, 1872 (The Fine Art Archive).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

August 24, 1872

Precision: day · Rank: normal

Source: The Fine Art Archive

More about Aubrey Beardsley

Birth name: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

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Questions people ask

Where was Aubrey Beardsley born?

Aubrey Beardsley was born in Brighton, United Kingdom.

What was Aubrey Beardsley’s name at birth?

Aubrey Beardsley’s recorded birth name is Aubrey Vincent Beardsley.

When did Aubrey Beardsley die?

Aubrey Beardsley died on March 16, 1898.