Claude Frank

American pianist of German origin (1925–2014)
Person human Q96505
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Claude Frank

Summary

Claude Frank is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nuremberg[2]. He was born on December 24, 1925[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on December 27, 2014[5]. He worked as a pianist[6], music educator[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nuremberg[2], Claude Frank…
  • Claude Frank died in New York City[4].
  • Claude Frank was born on December 24, 1925[3].
  • Claude Frank died on December 27, 2014[5].
  • Claude Frank was married to Lilian Kallir[10].
  • A child of Claude Frank was Pamela Frank[11].
  • Claude Frank held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Claude Frank held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Claude Frank's professions included pianist[6].
  • Claude Frank worked as a music educator[7].
  • Claude Frank worked as a musician[8].
  • Claude Frank was employed by Duke University[14].
  • Claude Frank is recorded as male[15].
  • Claude Frank's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Claude Frank's family name is recorded as Frank[17].
  • Claude Frank's given name is recorded as Claude[18].
  • Claude Frank studied under Artur Schnabel[19].
  • Claude Frank's instrument is recorded as piano[20].
  • Claude Frank's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[21].
  • Claude Frank's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Claude Frank'}[22].
  • Claude Frank's different from is recorded as Claude Frank[23].
  • Claude Frank's P14750 is recorded as 5EF5-9AE0-844F-ED5B-1474[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1925-12-24[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-12-27[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d20ff5b-f393-4db8-a273-1d6373a58427[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Claude Frank was born in Nuremberg[2]. He was born on December 24, 1925[3].

Education

Claude Frank studied under Artur Schnabel[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], music educator[7], and musician[8]. Among Claude Frank's employers was Duke University[14].

Personal Life

Among Claude Frank's spouses was Lilian Kallir[10]. A child of him was Pamela Frank[11].

Death and Burial

Claude Frank died on December 27, 2014[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Claude Frank ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Claude Frank born?

Claude Frank's place of birth was Nuremberg[2].

Where did Claude Frank die?

Claude Frank died in New York City[4].

Who was Claude Frank married to?

Claude Frank's spouses include Lilian Kallir[10].

What did Claude Frank do for work?

Claude Frank worked as pianist[6], music educator[7], and musician[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . geni.com. geni.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Kolja21 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 116700491, 1064472648
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7902]]: 1064472648"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5EF5-9AE0-844F-ED5B-1474
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → pianist, music educator, musician
    Spouse → Lilian Kallir
    Instance of → human
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
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