# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gustavus-hesselius
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:33:51.147Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gustavus-hesselius"
name: "Gustavus Hesselius"
slug: "gustavus-hesselius"
description: "Gustavus Hesselius was a Swedish-born painter. He was European trained and became a leading artist in the mid-Atlantic colonies during the first half of the eighteenth century. He was among the earliest portrait painters and organ builders in the United States. He was named to the Prince George's County Hall of Fame by the Prince George's County Historical Society."
tagline: "Swedish-American painter (1682-1755)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gustaf_Hesselius-selfportrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Sweden"
  isoCode: "SE"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1682"
deathDate: "1755-05-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.22
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.540677333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_Hesselius_den_%C3%A4ldre"
    title: "Gustaf Hesselius den äldre"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A4%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "جوستاڤوس هيسيليوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Hesselius"
    title: "Gustavus Hesselius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Hesselius"
    title: "Gustavus Hesselius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Hesselius"
    title: "Gustavus Hesselius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Hesselius"
    title: "Gustavus Hesselius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%83%D1%81%2C_%D0%93%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2"
    title: "Гесселиус, Густав"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130717"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump