Arsène Heitz

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Arsène Heitz was a French designer best known as one of the creators of the European flag adopted by the Council of Europe and later used by the European Union.

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Arsène Heitz canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag designer ⓘ
graphic designer ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Council of Europe ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
countryOfBirth France ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
designed European flag ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Europe

flag of Europe ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Europe
employer Council of Europe ⓘ
postal service of the Council of Europe ⓘ
familyName Heitz ⓘ
fieldOfWork graphic design ⓘ
vexillology ⓘ
genre institutional flag design ⓘ
symbolic design ⓘ
givenName Arsène ⓘ
hasPartIn history of the Council of Europe ⓘ
history of the European Union symbols ⓘ
hasRole creator of the European flag ⓘ
one of the designers of the European flag ⓘ
influencedBy Catholic iconography ⓘ
Marian symbolism ⓘ
knownFor co-designing the European flag ⓘ
submitting designs for the flag of the Council of Europe ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
name Arsène Heitz ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableEvent selection of his design as the flag of the Council of Europe ⓘ
notableIdea use of twelve stars on blue field for Europe’s flag ⓘ
notableWork European flag ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Europe

flag of Europe ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Europe
occupation civil servant ⓘ
designer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Strasbourg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Strasbourg ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Strasbourg ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Strasbourg ⓘ

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Flag of Europe → designedBy → Arsène Heitz ⓘ
Arsène Heitz → name → Arsène Heitz ⓘ
emblem of the European Union → designer → Arsène Heitz ⓘ