Arthur De Greef

Belgian musician (1862-1940)
Person human Q671682
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Summary

Arthur De Greef was born on October 10, 1862[1], in Leuven[2]. He died on August 29, 1940[3], in Brussels metropolitan area[4]. He worked as a pianist[5], composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Ixelles Cemetery[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[12]
  • Employer: Royal Conservatory of Brussels[13]
  • Educated at: Royal Conservatory of Brussels[14]
  • Student: Janine Reding[15], Katharine Emily Eggar[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Arthur de Greef[18]
  • Family name: De Greef[19]
  • Given name: Arthur[20]
  • Student of: Louis Brassin[21], Auguste Dupont[22], François-Auguste Gevaert[23], Franz Liszt[24]
  • Instrument: piano[25]
  • Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[26]
  • Different from: Arthur De Greef[27]

Why It Matters

Arthur De Greef has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Arthur De Greef born?

Arthur De Greef was born in Leuven[2].

Where did Arthur De Greef die?

Arthur De Greef died in Brussels metropolitan area[4].

What did Arthur De Greef do for work?

Arthur De Greef worked as a pianist[5], composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and musician[9].

Where did Arthur De Greef go to school?

Arthur De Greef was educated at Royal Conservatory of Brussels[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AlphaLemur · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hu', 'io', 'it', 'ja', '
    Ausstage person id → 439834
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  2. 19w ago · Gewild · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kunstenpunt knowledge graph id → Q497947
    Occupation → pianist, composer, musicologist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35342|batch #35342]]: KunstenBE P12674"
  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary
    Citizenship → —
    Country of citizenship → Belgium
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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