Bernard Foccroulle

Summary

Bernard Foccroulle is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Liège^[2]. He was born on November 23, 1953^[3]. He worked as an organist^[4], composer^[5], conductor^[6], university teacher^[7], and musician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Bernard Foccroulle's place of birth was Liège^[2].
• Bernard Foccroulle was born on November 23, 1953^[3].
• A child of Bernard Foccroulle was Alice Foccroulle^[10].
• Bernard Foccroulle held citizenship in Belgium^[11].
• French was Bernard Foccroulle's native language^[12].
• Bernard Foccroulle's professions included organist^[4].
• Bernard Foccroulle worked as a composer^[5].
• Bernard Foccroulle worked as a conductor^[6].
• Bernard Foccroulle worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Bernard Foccroulle worked as a musician^[8].
• Bernard Foccroulle's field of work was performing arts^[13].
• Bernard Foccroulle's field of work was opera^[14].
• Bernard Foccroulle was employed by Royal Conservatory of Liège^[15].
• Bernard Foccroulle was employed by Royal Conservatory of Brussels^[16].
• Bernard Foccroulle was educated at Royal Conservatory of Liège^[17].
• Bernard Foccroulle received the Officer of the Walloon Merit^[18].
• Bernard Foccroulle received the honorary citizen of Brussels^[19].
• Bernard Foccroulle received the Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold^[20].
• Bernard Foccroulle received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[21].
• Bernard Foccroulle received the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[22].
• Bernard Foccroulle received the honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal^[23].
• Bernard Foccroulle was a member of Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium^[24].
• Bernard Foccroulle is recorded as male^[25].
• Bernard Foccroulle's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Bernard Foccroulle's family name is recorded as Foccroulle^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1953-11-23^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, organist^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 38e9fcc8-c04e-46a1-babf-8606719eb2f9^[33]

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Origins and Family

Bernard Foccroulle's place of birth was Liège^[2]. He was born on November 23, 1953^[3]. French was his native language^[12].

Education

Bernard Foccroulle was educated at Royal Conservatory of Liège^[17]. He studied under Gustav Leonhardt^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include organist^[4], composer^[5], conductor^[6], university teacher^[7], and musician^[8]. Fields of work include performing arts^[13], a type of arts^[35] and opera^[14], a music genre^[36], founded in 1600^[37]. Employers include Royal Conservatory of Liège^[15], a conservatory^[38], in Belgium^[39], founded in 1826^[40] and Royal Conservatory of Brussels^[16], a conservatory^[41], in First French Empire^[42], founded in 1813^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Walloon Merit^[18], a grade of an order^[44], in Belgium^[45]; honorary citizen of Brussels^[19]; Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold^[20], a grade of an order^[46], in Belgium^[47]; Officer of Arts and Letters^[21], a grade of an order^[48], in France^[49]; Officer of the Legion of Honour^[22], a grade of an order^[50], in France^[51]; and honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal^[23], an award^[52], in Canada^[53].

Personal Life

A child of Bernard Foccroulle was Alice Foccroulle^[10].

Why It Matters

Bernard Foccroulle ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54]

FAQs

Where was Bernard Foccroulle born?

Bernard Foccroulle was born in Liège^[2].

What did Bernard Foccroulle do for work?

Bernard Foccroulle worked as organist^[4], composer^[5], conductor^[6], university teacher^[7], and musician^[8].

Where did Bernard Foccroulle go to school?

Bernard Foccroulle was educated at Royal Conservatory of Liège^[17].

What awards did Bernard Foccroulle receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Walloon Merit^[18], honorary citizen of Brussels^[19], Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold^[20], and Officer of Arts and Letters^[21].