Biographical dossier
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol is classified in the historical people index as ARTIST. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:person:person:wd:Q5603
- Catalogue ID
- person:wd:Q5603
- Wikidata ID
- Q5603
- Occupation class
- ARTIST
- Life span
- AD 1928–AD 1987
- Birth anchor
- Pittsburgh (AD 1928)
- Death anchor
- New York City (AD 1987)
- HPI
- 84.76908947739838
Chronological record
The dataset places the life between AD 1928 and AD 1987. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.
Geographic anchors
Birth: Pittsburgh (AD 1928). Death: New York City (AD 1987).
Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.
Historical role
The source assigns the broad occupation class ARTIST. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.
Source and identity method
Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 8.802154005719073.
Research questions
- Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
- Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
- How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
- Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?