Anton Raaff

German opera tenor
Person human Q67524
Anton Raaff
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Anton Raaff

Summary

Anton Raaff is a human[1]. He was born in Gelsdorf[2]. He was born on May 6, 1714[3]. He passed away in Munich[4]. He died on May 28, 1797[5]. He worked as an opera singer[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Anton Raaff's place of birth was Gelsdorf[2].
  • Anton Raaff died in Munich[4].
  • Anton Raaff was born on May 6, 1714[3].
  • Anton Raaff died on May 28, 1797[5].
  • Anton Raaff held citizenship in Holy Roman Empire[9].
  • Anton Raaff's professions included opera singer[6].
  • Anton Raaff's professions included composer[7].
  • Anton Raaff is recorded as male[10].
  • Anton Raaff's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Anton Raaff's Commons category is recorded as Anton Raaff[12].
  • Anton Raaff's voice type is recorded as tenor[13].
  • Anton Raaff's family name is recorded as Raaff[14].
  • Anton Raaff's given name is recorded as Anton[15].
  • Anton Raaff's depicted by is recorded as Anton Raaff[16].
  • Anton Raaff's instrument is recorded as voice[17].
  • Anton Raaff's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[18].
  • Anton Raaff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[19].

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.

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: DE[21]

  • Began / founded: 1714-05-06[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1797-05-28[23]

  • Genre(s): classical[24]

  • Community tags: classical, german tenor, tenor[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 481c1574-2fbf-41cb-8662-6d60bcb7300c[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Anton Raaff was born in Gelsdorf[2]. He was born on May 6, 1714[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer[6] and composer[7].

Death and Burial

Anton Raaff died on May 28, 1797[5]. He died in Munich[4].

Why It Matters

Anton Raaff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Anton Raaff born?

Anton Raaff was born in Gelsdorf[2].

Where did Anton Raaff die?

Anton Raaff died in Munich[4].

What did Anton Raaff do for work?

Anton Raaff worked as opera singer[6] and composer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation opera singer, composer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Munich
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
    Instrument voice
    Instance of
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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