Bálint Bakfark

Hungarian musician (ca. 1506-1576)
Person human Q788956
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Bálint Bakfark

Summary

Bálint Bakfark is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brașov[2]. He was born on January 1, 1507[3]. He passed away in Padua[4]. He died on August 15, 1576[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and lutenist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Bálint Bakfark was born in Brașov[2].
  • Bálint Bakfark died in Padua[4].
  • Bálint Bakfark was born on January 1, 1507[3].
  • Bálint Bakfark was born on 1515[9].
  • Bálint Bakfark died on August 15, 1576[5].
  • Bálint Bakfark held citizenship in Hungary[10].
  • Bálint Bakfark's professions included composer[6].
  • Bálint Bakfark's professions included lutenist[7].
  • Bálint Bakfark's field of work was composer[11].
  • Bálint Bakfark is recorded as male[12].
  • Bálint Bakfark's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Bálint Bakfark's Commons category is recorded as Bálint Bakfark[14].
  • The cause of death was plague[15].
  • Bálint Bakfark's given name is recorded as Valentin[16].
  • Bálint Bakfark's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Bálint Bakfark's instrument is recorded as lute[18].
  • Bálint Bakfark's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Bálint Bakfark's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[20].
  • Bálint Bakfark's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[21].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brașov[2], Bálint Bakfark… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1507[3] and 1515[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and lutenist[7]. Bálint Bakfark's field of work was composer[11].

Death and Burial

Bálint Bakfark died on August 15, 1576[5]. He died in Padua[4]. The cause of death was plague[15].

Why It Matters

Bálint Bakfark ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Bálint Bakfark born?

Bálint Bakfark's place of birth was Brașov[2].

Where did Bálint Bakfark die?

Bálint Bakfark passed away in Padua[4].

What did Bálint Bakfark do for work?

Bálint Bakfark worked as composer[6] and lutenist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Pescan · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopaedia beliana id → bakfark-valentin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8669]]: bakfark-valentin"
  2. 8w ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Brașov
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P19]]: [[Q39473]]"
  3. 11w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican library vcba id → 495/67704
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8034]]: 495/67704, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260994|batch #260994]]"
  4. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internetowy polski słownik biograficzny id → walenty-bakfark-wlasciwie-greff-1507-1576-muzyk-lutnista-kom
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8130]]: walenty-bakfark-wlasciwie-greff-1507-1576-muzyk-lutnista-kompozytor, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259966|batch #259966]]"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1507-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1515-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29950|batch #29950]]: removal of GND year-precision P569 bis (12), to be readded in a few days with a reference (cf. https://w"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1576-08-15T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Cleanup: remove aggregator+community refs; remove redundant dates ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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