Dietrich Buxtehude

Summary

Dietrich Buxtehude is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Helsingborg^[2]. He was born on 1637^[3]. He died in Lübeck^[4]. He died on May 9, 1707^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], organist^[7], and church musician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (747 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Helsingborg^[2], Dietrich Buxtehude…
• Dietrich Buxtehude passed away in Lübeck^[4].
• Dietrich Buxtehude was born on 1637^[3].
• Dietrich Buxtehude died on May 9, 1707^[5].
• Dietrich Buxtehude is buried at Lübeck^[10].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's father was Hans Jensen Buxtehude^[11].
• Among Dietrich Buxtehude's spouses was Anna Margaretha Tunder^[12].
• Dietrich Buxtehude held citizenship in Germany^[13].
• Dietrich Buxtehude held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[14].
• Dietrich Buxtehude worked as a composer^[6].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's professions included organist^[7].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's professions included church musician^[8].
• A notable student of Dietrich Buxtehude was Nicolaus Bruhns^[15].
• A notable student of Dietrich Buxtehude was Johann Sebastian Bach^[16].
• Dietrich Buxtehude is recorded as male^[17].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Dietrich Buxtehude is associated with the Baroque music movement^[19].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's Commons category is recorded as Dieterich Buxtehude^[20].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's family name is recorded as Buxtehude^[21].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's given name is recorded as Dietrich^[22].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's official website is recorded as http://www.dietrich-buxtehude.org/^[23].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dieterich Buxtehude^[24].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's Commons gallery is recorded as Dieterich Buxtehude^[25].
• Dietrich Buxtehude's work location is recorded as St. Mary's Church Lübeck^[26].
• Dietrich Buxtehude studied under Johann Theile^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1637^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1707-05-09^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: f106fb52-0b54-4135-bdfd-9ccfd7e320cb^[34]

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Origins and Family

Dietrich Buxtehude's place of birth was Helsingborg^[2]. He was born on 1637^[3]. His father was Hans Jensen Buxtehude^[11].

Education

Dietrich Buxtehude studied under Johann Theile^[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], organist^[7], and church musician^[8]. Notable students include Nicolaus Bruhns^[15], a composer^[35], 1665–1697^[36], of Duchy of Schleswig^[37] and Johann Sebastian Bach^[16], a composer^[38], 1685–1750^[39], of Saxe-Eisenach^[40].

Personal Life

Dietrich Buxtehude was married to Anna Margaretha Tunder^[12].

Death and Burial

Dietrich Buxtehude died on May 9, 1707^[5]. He passed away in Lübeck^[4]. Burial took place at Lübeck^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Dietrich Buxtehude include 4344 Buxtehude^[41], an asteroid^[42].

Why It Matters

Dietrich Buxtehude ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (747 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for him include 4344 Buxtehude^[41], an asteroid^[42].

FAQs

Where was Dietrich Buxtehude born?

Dietrich Buxtehude was born in Helsingborg^[2].

Where did Dietrich Buxtehude die?

Dietrich Buxtehude passed away in Lübeck^[4].

Who were Dietrich Buxtehude's parents?

Dietrich Buxtehude's father was Hans Jensen Buxtehude^[11].

Who was Dietrich Buxtehude married to?

Dietrich Buxtehude's spouses include Anna Margaretha Tunder^[12].

What did Dietrich Buxtehude do for work?

Dietrich Buxtehude worked as composer^[6], organist^[7], and church musician^[8].