July 7, 1887
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: RKDartists
- Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Marc Chagall
Belarusian-French artist (1887–1985)
Marc Chagall has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists July 6, 1887 in Liozna, Belarus.
Born
July 6, 1887
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: March 28, 1985
Source:
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- Liozna, Belarus, Vitebsk, Belarus
- Professions
- painter, sculptor, engraver, lithographer, scenographer, watercolorist, designer, architectural drafter, draftsperson, printmaker, poet, ceramicist, illustrator, graphic artist
- Citizenship
- statelessness, France, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian Empire
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: July 6, 1887 (No external source identified) or July 7, 1887 (RKDartists; The Fine Art Archive Db).
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.
More about Marc Chagall
- Birth name
- Мойша Захаравіч Шагалаў, Моисей Хацкелевич Шагал
- Pseudonyms
- Shagal, Moishe
Family
- Spouse
- Bella Rosenfeld
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Marc Chagall born?
Marc Chagall was born in Liozna, Belarus; Vitebsk, Belarus.
What was Marc Chagall’s name at birth?
Marc Chagall’s recorded birth name is Мойша Захаравіч Шагалаў; Моисей Хацкелевич Шагал.
When did Marc Chagall die?
Marc Chagall died on March 28, 1985.