Kurt Westergaard
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Kurt Westergaard was a Danish cartoonist best known internationally for his controversial 2005 depiction of the Prophet Muhammad that sparked widespread protests and debate over freedom of expression.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kurt Westergaard canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Danish person
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cartoonist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
M100 Media Award
NERFINISHED
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Sappho Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | role in global debate over freedom of expression ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-07-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-07-14 ⓘ |
| employer | Jyllands-Posten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Westergaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
newspaper illustration
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political cartoons ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | editorial cartoon ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWork |
cartoons critical of religious extremism
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political cartoons about Islamism ⓘ |
| language | Danish ⓘ |
| movement | political satire ⓘ |
| name | Kurt Westergaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableEventInLife |
publication of Muhammad cartoon in 2005
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subject of 2010 assassination attempt in Denmark ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
NERFINISHED
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depiction of the Prophet Muhammad published in 2005 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Muhammad cartoon with bomb in turban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartoonist
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illustrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Døstrup, Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Copenhagen, Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfNotableWork | Jyllands-Posten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Aarhus, Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Gitte Westergaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
NERFINISHED
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assassination plots related to Muhammad cartoons ⓘ |
| workLocation | Aarhus, Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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