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Carl Ferdinand Becker

German organist and musicologist (1804–1877)
Person Human Q553537
Carl Ferdinand Becker
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
July 17, 1804
Date of death
October 26, 1877
Place of birth
Leipzig
Place of death
Plagwitz
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Saxony[11]
Occupation
musicologist, university teacher, composer, organist, violinist, music teacher, pianist, musicographer, musician[12][13][14][15]
Employer
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[16]
Educated at
Thomasschule zu Leipzig[17]
Spouse
Wikidata item[10]
Work location
Leipzig[24]
Student of
Friedrich Schneider, Johann Gottfried Schicht[25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[38]
Archives at
Berlin State Library, Public Library Leipzig[19][20]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Encyclopedia Americana, The American Cyclopædia, New International Encyclopedia, Neue Deutsche Biographie[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Family name
Becker[21]
Given name
Carl, Ferdinand[22][23]
Instrument
violin, organ[27][28]
Name in native language
Carl Ferdinand Becker[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carl Ferdinand Becker en Karl Ferdinand Becker ar كارل فرديناند بيكر cs C. F. Becker cs Karl Ferdinand Becker cs Carolus Ferdinandus Beckerus cs Carolus Ferdinandus Becker de C. F. Becker de Karl Ferdinand Becker fa کارل فردیناند بکر fr Karl Ferdinand Becker ja カール・フェルディナント・ベッカー nl Karl Ferdinand Becker ru Карл Фердинанд Беккер sv Becker, Carl Ferdinand zh 卡尔·斐迪南·贝克
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000109805794
VIAF cluster ID
64793404
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88603960
GND ID
118012215
Bach digital person ID
00001297
CARLA ID
32310
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00391438
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A003015
DDB person (GND) ID
118012215
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118012215
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118012215
FAST ID
222142
Show all 43 identifiers +31
FactGrid item ID
Adyrmachiden
Freebase ID
/m/0cmc3f4
Grove Music Online ID
02475
Hanslick Online person ID
1838
IMSLP ID
Category:Becker,_Carl_Ferdinand
IdRef ID
119121379
IxTheo authority ID
134158636
J9U entity ID
987007277998705171
KBR person ID
14068693
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118012215
Leipziger Biographie ID
hox
Libris-URI
fcrtvxrz51n6t5b
Museum-digital person/organization ID
24693
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000386255
NL CR AUT ID
jx20080703001
NUKAT ID
n2008152390
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000496423
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810687481205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
081443005
Open Library ID
OL1874458A
OpenMLOL author ID
55814
Prabook ID
2433862, 2433863
RISM ID
people/10596
SBN author ID
MUSV005554
SELIBR ID
215849
SHARE Catalogue author ID
702096
SNAC ARK ID
w6pp01f5
Saxon Biography ID
414
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/207468
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpV69GXVCR7QrfhwHc9Dq
Yale LUX ID
person/358e631e-0494-496c-8be7-7f7b90d0a1ed

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, New International Encyclopedia
Occupation 4
composer, organist, university teacher, musicologist
Given name 2
Ferdinand, Carl
Instrument 2
violin, organ
Student of 2
Friedrich Schneider, Johann Gottfried Schicht
Archives at 1
Berlin State Library
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Saxony
Educated at 1
Thomasschule zu Leipzig
Employer 1
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Family name 1
Becker
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Leipzig
Place of death 1
Plagwitz
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Robert Volkmann
Work location 1
Leipzig
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Summary

Carl Ferdinand Becker was born on July 17, 1804[1], in Leipzig[2]. He died on October 26, 1877[3], in Plagwitz[4]. He worked as a musicologist[5], university teacher[6], composer[7], organist[8], and violinist[9].

FAQs

Where was Carl Ferdinand Becker born?

Carl Ferdinand Becker's place of birth was Leipzig[2].

Where did Carl Ferdinand Becker die?

Carl Ferdinand Becker died in Plagwitz[4].

Who was Carl Ferdinand Becker married to?

Carl Ferdinand Becker's spouses include Q138994709[10].

What did Carl Ferdinand Becker do for work?

Carl Ferdinand Becker worked as a musicologist[5], university teacher[6], composer[7], organist[8], and violinist[9].

Where did Carl Ferdinand Becker go to school?

Carl Ferdinand Becker was educated at Thomasschule zu Leipzig[17].

Related Entities

Leipzig

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . CARLA. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Wikidata item
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64328: import spouse (P26) from GND"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 21d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  4. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → MUSV005554
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: MUSV005554, batch #289737"
  5. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Leipziger Biographie ID → hox
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57561: Import Leipziger Biographie ID"
  6. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 414
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55956: migrate GND to own IDs"
  7. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 414
    "Created claim: Saxon Biography ID: 118012215, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  8. 14w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CARLA ID → 32310
    "Added reference: Employer: University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, CARLA comparison: Update reference source for Leipzig Conservatory claim"
  9. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118012215
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118012215, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  10. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → musicologist, university teacher, composer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32117: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
  11. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook ID → 2433862, 2433863
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 2433863, batch #257026"
  12. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Plagwitz
    Educated at → Thomasschule zu Leipzig
    Prabook ID → 2433862, 2433863
    Family name → Becker
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 2433862, batch #257026"
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