Abraham Zevi Idelsohn

Jewish ethnologist, musicologist and composer (1882–1938)
Person human Q330741
Abraham Zevi Idelsohn
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Abraham Zevi Idelsohn

Summary

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn is a human[1]. Born in Liepāja[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1882[3]. He passed away in Johannesburg[4]. He died on January 1, 1938[5]. He worked as a musician[6], ethnologist[7], composer[8], musicologist[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Liepāja[2], Abraham Zevi Idelsohn…
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn passed away in Johannesburg[4].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn was born on January 1, 1882[3].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn was born on June 11, 1882[12].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn died on January 1, 1938[5].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn died on August 14, 1938[13].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn held citizenship in Latvia[14].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn held citizenship in Russian Empire[15].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn worked as a musician[6].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's professions included ethnologist[7].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's professions included composer[8].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn worked as a musicologist[9].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's professions included university teacher[10].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's field of work was musicology[16].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's field of work was Jewish music[17].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's field of work was history of music[18].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's field of work was ethnology[19].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's field of work was music composing[20].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's field of work was composed musical work[21].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn is recorded as male[22].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's Commons category is recorded as Abraham Zevi Idelsohn[24].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's given name is recorded as Abraham[25].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's work location is recorded as Palestine[26].
  • Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1882-07-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1938-08-14[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e6e2f722-91db-4cc9-a5bd-eba6a5aaf54f[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn was born in Liepāja[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1882[3] and June 11, 1882[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], ethnologist[7], composer[8], musicologist[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include musicology[16], an academic discipline[33]; Jewish music[17], a music by ethnic group[34]; history of music[18], an aspect of history[35]; ethnology[19], a branch of anthropology[36]; music composing[20], a type of arts[37]; and composed musical work[21], a type of work of art[38].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1938[5] and August 14, 1938[13]. Abraham Zevi Idelsohn passed away in Johannesburg[4].

Why It Matters

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Abraham Zevi Idelsohn born?

Born in Liepāja[2], Abraham Zevi Idelsohn…

Where did Abraham Zevi Idelsohn die?

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did Abraham Zevi Idelsohn do for work?

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn worked as musician[6], ethnologist[7], composer[8], musicologist[9], and university teacher[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart Online Version. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation musician, ethnologist, composer +2
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  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Hebrew, English, German
    Citizenship
    Instance of human
    Given name Abraham
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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