Catharinus Elling

Norwegian musician, composer, musicologist, and music educator (1858–1942)
Person human Q1771189
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Catharinus Elling

Summary

Catharinus Elling is a human[1]. His place of birth was Christiania[2]. He was born on September 13, 1858[3]. He died in Christiania[4]. He died on January 8, 1942[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and music critic[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Catharinus Elling's place of birth was Christiania[2].
  • Catharinus Elling died in Christiania[4].
  • Catharinus Elling was born on September 13, 1858[3].
  • Catharinus Elling died on January 8, 1942[5].
  • Burial took place at Vestre gravlund[11].
  • Catharinus Elling held citizenship in Norway[12].
  • Catharinus Elling worked as a composer[6].
  • Catharinus Elling worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Catharinus Elling worked as a music educator[8].
  • Catharinus Elling's professions included music critic[9].
  • A notable student of Catharinus Elling was Marta Vestby[13].
  • Catharinus Elling is recorded as male[14].
  • Catharinus Elling's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Catharinus Elling's genre is opera[16].
  • Catharinus Elling's genre is symphony[17].
  • Catharinus Elling's family name is recorded as Elling[18].
  • Catharinus Elling's given name is recorded as Catharinus[19].
  • Catharinus Elling's instrument is recorded as pipe organ[20].
  • Catharinus Elling's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[21].
  • Catharinus Elling's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish[22].
  • Catharinus Elling's sibling is recorded as Ægidius Elling[23].
  • Catharinus Elling's sibling is recorded as Jacoba Elling[24].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: NO[26]

  • Began / founded: 1858-09-13[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1942-01-08[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0c05bcfb-8bb9-48e3-b8da-fe9cc39eb428[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Christiania[2], Catharinus Elling… he was born on September 13, 1858[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and music critic[9]. A notable student of Catharinus Elling was Marta Vestby[13].

Death and Burial

Catharinus Elling died on January 8, 1942[5]. He passed away in Christiania[4]. Burial took place at Vestre gravlund[11].

Why It Matters

Catharinus Elling ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Catharinus Elling born?

Born in Christiania[2], Catharinus Elling…

Where did Catharinus Elling die?

Catharinus Elling passed away in Christiania[4].

What did Catharinus Elling do for work?

Catharinus Elling worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and music critic[9].

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. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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