Christian Petzold

German composer and organist
Person human Q537804
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Christian Petzold

Summary

Christian Petzold is a human[1]. He was born in Weißig[2]. He was born on January 1, 1677[3]. He passed away in Dresden[4]. He died on June 2, 1733[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Christian Petzold's place of birth was Weißig[2].
  • Christian Petzold passed away in Dresden[4].
  • Christian Petzold was born on January 1, 1677[3].
  • Christian Petzold died on June 2, 1733[5].
  • Christian Petzold held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Christian Petzold worked as a composer[6].
  • Christian Petzold is recorded as male[9].
  • Christian Petzold's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Christian Petzold is associated with the Baroque music movement[11].
  • Christian Petzold's Commons category is recorded as Christian Petzold (composer)[12].
  • Christian Petzold's family name is recorded as Petzold[13].
  • Christian Petzold's given name is recorded as Christian[14].
  • Christian Petzold's instrument is recorded as organ[15].
  • Christian Petzold's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[16].
  • Christian Petzold's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[17].
  • Christian Petzold's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: DE[20]

  • Began / founded: 1677[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1733-06-02[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 435c4a1f-7e51-4279-98bd-5cbcf01c8526[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Christian Petzold was born in Weißig[2]. He was born on January 1, 1677[3].

Career and Affiliations

Christian Petzold worked as a composer[6].

Death and Burial

Christian Petzold died on June 2, 1733[5]. He died in Dresden[4].

Why It Matters

Christian Petzold ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was Christian Petzold born?

Christian Petzold's place of birth was Weißig[2].

Where did Christian Petzold die?

Christian Petzold died in Dresden[4].

What did Christian Petzold do for work?

Christian Petzold worked as composer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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