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Otto Hettner

Otto Hettner was a German painter, university teacher and sculptor (1875–1931). He was born at Dresden.

Also recorded as Hermann Otto; Hermann Otto Hettner.

Otto Hettner in brief

Born
1875
Died
1931
Known for
painter, university teacher and sculptor
Place of birth
Dresden
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Hermann Otto and Hermann Otto Hettner. His recorded language was German.

He was the child of Hermann Theodor Hettner.

Recognition and collections

Work by Otto Hettner is held by Belvedere, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Print Collection.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Hettner, Otto, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Hettner, Sabine, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. VII. Prutz, Hettner und Haym im Kontext der Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Prutz, Hettner und Haym, 2003. The Geographical Work of Alfred Hettner, Geographical Review, 1930. I. Hettner im Kontext der Forschung, Hermann Hettner, 1993. Otto Hettner’s Picknick from 1906, Belvedere Research Journal, 2025.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (59844439) and Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (3009129-9). Those registers additionally record the forms Otto Hettner, 1875-1931, Otto Hettner peintre allemand, Otto Hettner, 1875-, Otto Hettner, German painter (1875-1931), Otto Hettner, Duits kunstschilder (1875-1931), Otto Hettner, German painter, Otto Hettner, deutscher Maler und Graphiker, Otto Hettner, Germany karimba ŋun nyɛ doo and Hettner-Gedächtnis-Ausstellung (1932 : Dresden).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Otto Hettner studied at Académie Julian. the recorded working language is German.

The authority associates the name with Expressionism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Dresden. Employment is recorded with Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.

Work by Otto Hettner is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Print Collection.

Chronology

  1. 1875Otto Hettner born at Dresden.
  2. 1931Otto Hettner died at Dresden.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Hettner, Otto, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Otto Hettner.

    open access index · Unverified

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  3. 3.

    VIAF cluster 59844439 for Otto Hettner, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2039194: Otto Hettner

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  5. 5.

    “Otto Hettner”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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