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Alois Senefelder
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German actor and inventor of lithography (1771-1834)
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Alois Senefelder was a male inventor, lithographer, playwright, and actor born in Prague on 6 November 1771. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Bavaria and worked in Munich, Offenbach am Main, Vienna, and Paris. Senefelder is associated with the invention of lithography and authored works including *L'enlèvement d'Hélène*, *L'art de la lithographie,, ou, Instruction pratique*, and *The invention of lithography*. He wrote in German and his career spanned from 1786 to 1834.
He died in Munich on 26 February 1834 and was buried at Alter Südfriedhof. His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, and Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archives related to Senefelder are located at the Archives nationales and the Bavarian State Library. He is described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok* and *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 6 November 1771
- Died
- 26 February 1834
- Works
- 22
Top works
- L'enlèvement d'Hélène
- Illustrierte Probe-Blätter gehörend zum Lehrbuch der Lithographie und des Steindruckes, verfasst von Alois Senefelder, München, 1821
- L'art de la lithographie,, ou, Instruction pratique
- Musterbuch über alle lithographische Kunst Manieren
- Pamětní spis k uctění památky stopadesátého výročí narozenin Aloise Senefeldra, vynálezce litografie
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Key facts
- Born
- Alois Johann Nepomuk Franz Senefelder , 6 November 1771, Prague , Kingdom of Bohemia
- Died
- 26 February 1834 (aged 62), Munich , Kingdom of Bavaria
- Known for
- Inventing lithography
- Parent
- Peter Senefelder (father)
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Described at
SENEFELDER | Dictionnaire des imprimeurs-lithographes du XIXe siècle
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alois
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Senefelder.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Alois Senefelder
- date of birth
- 1771-11-06
- date of death
- 1834-02-26
- Commons Creator page
- Alois Senefelder
- name in native language
- Alois Senefelder
- place of burial
- Alter Südfriedhof
- has works in the collection
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- archives at
- Bavarian State Library
- described at URL
- elec.enc.sorbonne.fr/imprimeurs/node/23087
- start of work period
- 1786-01-01
- end of work period
- 1834-01-01
- P8168
- Pasha
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Encyclopedic overview
Johann Alois Senefelder (born Alois Johann Nepomuk Franz Senefelder; 6 November 1771 – 26 February 1834) was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.
Actor and playwright
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