Abbas
Franco-Iranian photographer (1944–2018)
Also known as Abbas Attar · Jalaï Abbas
- Born
- March 29, 1944
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
- 2.Stated in Q28731163
- 3.Stated in Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution IDRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Photographers' Identities CatalogRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Luminous-LintRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Le Mondeabonnes.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2018/04/26/abbas-photographe-de-tous-les-dieux-est-mort_5291172_3382.htmlRetrieved 2018-05-04
- , 1944
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- March 29, 1944
- Died
- April 25, 2018
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Sources- 1.“Abbas: 1944 – 2018 The photographer who ‘writes with light’ dies in Paris aged 74”magnumphotos.com/newsroom/abbas-1944-2018/
- 2.“Le photojournaliste français Abbas est mort”lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2018/04/25/mort-du-photojournaliste-francais-abbas_5290670_3382.html
- 3.Stated in BnF authorities
- 4.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2022-06-05
- 5.Stated in Who's Who in France
- April 25, 2018
- Birthplace
- Khash
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Sources- 1.Stated in Q28731163
- 2.“Le photojournaliste français Abbas est mort”lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2018/04/25/mort-du-photojournaliste-francais-abbas_5290670_3382.htmlRetrieved 2018-04-26
- 3.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2022-06-05
- Khash
- Place of death
- 18th arrondissement of Paris
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Sources- 1.“Abbas: 1944 – 2018 The photographer who ‘writes with light’ dies in Paris aged 74”magnumphotos.com/newsroom/abbas-1944-2018/
- 2.Stated in Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID“Abbas”
- 3.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2022-06-05
- 18th arrondissement of Paris
- Citizenship
- Iran
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- , France
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Sources- 1.Stated in Library of Congress Authorities“Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n80126632”Retrieved 2018-04-26
- 2.“Le photojournaliste français Abbas est mort”lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2018/04/25/mort-du-photojournaliste-francais-abbas_5290670_3382.htmlRetrieved 2018-04-26
- Iran
- Occupation
- photojournalist
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- , photographer
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Sources- 1.Stated in Q28731163
- 2.“Boxing Gym in Monclova, Mexico”americanart.si.edu/artwork/boxing-gym-monclova-mexico-77028
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , journalist
- +2 more
- photojournalist
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- French
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesdata.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb118879475Retrieved 2015-10-10
- French
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79 statements · 41% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Member of
- Magnum Photos(since 1985) subject has role: full member
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Sources- 1.“Magnum Photos Photographer Profile”magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_9_VForm&ERID=24KL53B_YRetrieved 2025-12-24
- 2.“Abbas: 1944 – 2018”magnumphotos.com/newsroom/abbas-1944-2018/Retrieved 2024-10-01
- Sipa Press(1971–1973)
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Sources- 1.“Abbas: 1944 – 2018”magnumphotos.com/newsroom/abbas-1944-2018/Retrieved 2024-10-01
- Gamma(1974–1980)
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Sources- 1.“Abbas: 1944 – 2018”magnumphotos.com/newsroom/abbas-1944-2018/Retrieved 2024-10-01
- Magnum Photos(since 1985) subject has role: full member
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-19
- male
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
- Birth name
- Abbas Attar Hamedani
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Sources- 1.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2022-06-05
- Abbas Attar Hamedani
On other databases
48 identifiers linking Abbas across the web's reference databases
- AbART person ID102767
- Artist-info artist ID223120
- AskArt person ID11312357
- Babelio author ID253831
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID118879475
- BIBSYS ID3073498
- British Museum person or institution ID202834
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10692372
- DACS ID (2022)010641
- DACS ID (former)fb92152b-0c03-e211-9901-000c29e811b2
- DDB person (GND) ID122696301
- Discogs artist ID2297735
- Europeana entityagent/base/70626
- FAST ID61591
- Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)ETlw6LEFNnpc
- FotoCH photographer ID27707
- Fotografen.nl ID124335
- Freebase ID/m/052k05
- GND ID122696301
- Google Doodleabbas-attars-80th-birthday
- IdRef ID067131611
- ISNI0000000108548642
- Itaú Cultural IDpessoa605122/abbas
- IxTheo authority ID082098573
- J9U entity ID987007436606305171
- KBR person ID14725230
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn80126632
- Luminous-Lint IDAbbas
- MusicBrainz artist IDa8f983db-13b3-4766-aa23-d651d157750a
- National Library of Poland MMS ID9810693489905606
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX819627
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID074892231
- NL CR AUT IDmzk2009521869
- NLA Trove people ID1209065
- NLP IDa0000001874024
- NMVW ID76694
- NUKAT IDn2005135489
- Parsifal cluster ID761276
- Photographers' Identities Catalog ID307662
- Radio France person IDabbas
- RERO ID (legacy)A002903060
- RKDartists ID124335
- SBN author IDLIGV032683
- Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID29133
- Union List of Artist Names ID500451134
- VIAF cluster ID7385886
- Who's Who in France biography ID29495
- Yale LUX IDperson/c11c1703-254c-4650-b47c-d512a1b53265