Thomas Hoepker
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Thomas Hoepker is a renowned German photojournalist and documentary photographer celebrated for his powerful images of everyday life and major historical events, particularly in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hoepker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Thomas Hoepker Context triple: [Magnum Photos, hasMember, Thomas Hoepker]
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Martin von Haselberg
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Oskar Kummetz
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Lutz Seiler
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Joachim Sauer
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Hoepker Target entity description: Thomas Hoepker is a renowned German photojournalist and documentary photographer celebrated for his powerful images of everyday life and major historical events, particularly in the United States.
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A.
Martin von Haselberg
Martin von Haselberg is an Argentine-born performance artist and actor best known as one half of the avant-garde duo The Kipper Kids and for his long marriage to entertainer Bette Midler.
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B.
Oskar Kummetz
Oskar Kummetz was a German Kriegsmarine admiral during World War II who commanded naval forces in several key operations, including the invasion of Norway.
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C.
Hans Brunhart
Hans Brunhart is a Liechtenstein politician who served for many years as the country's Prime Minister during the reign of Prince Hans-Adam II.
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D.
Lutz Seiler
Lutz Seiler is a contemporary German poet and novelist renowned for his lyrically dense explorations of East German history and memory.
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E.
Joachim Sauer
Joachim Sauer is a German quantum chemist and professor known both for his research in theoretical chemistry and for being married to former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Magnum photographer
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documentary photographer ⓘ human ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Kulturpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-06-10 ⓘ |
| employer |
Geo magazine
NERFINISHED
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Magnum Photos NERFINISHED ⓘ Stern magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hoepker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary photography
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photography ⓘ photojournalism ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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photo essays ⓘ street photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotographed |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Muhammad Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States civil rights era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
iconic 9/11 photograph of people on a Brooklyn waterfront with smoke from the World Trade Center
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photographs of everyday life in the United States ⓘ photographs of major historical events ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Magnum Photos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | humanist photography ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Hoepker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
focuses on everyday life and social conditions
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often captures historical moments in a candid style ⓘ uses color and black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
9/11 Brooklyn waterfront photograph
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photo essays on Muhammad Ali ⓘ photographic coverage of East Germany ⓘ photographic coverage of the United States in the 1960s ⓘ |
| occupation |
documentary photographer
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magazine editor ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Magnum Photos ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thomas-hoepker.com/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Hoepker Description of subject: Thomas Hoepker is a renowned German photojournalist and documentary photographer celebrated for his powerful images of everyday life and major historical events, particularly in the United States.
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