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Edouard Silas

Dutch composer (1827–1909)
Person Human Q1287616

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
August 22, 1827
Date of death
February 8, 1909
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
Occupation
composer, organist, pianist
Employer
Guildhall School of Music and Drama[9]
Student of
Friedrich Kalkbrenner, François Benoist, Fromental Halévy[14][15][16]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[20]
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18][19]
Family name
Silas[12]
Given name
Edouard[13]
Instrument
organ[17]
Student
Hope Temple[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edouard Silas ar إدوارد سيلاس
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000109695847
VIAF cluster ID
49491863
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no89004444
GND ID
141307757
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Edouard Silas par Alexandre Collette.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001670222
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148453797
CANTIC ID
981058523801306706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02222769
CiNii Research ID
1140845216572494848
Classical Archives composer ID
49098
DDB person (GND) ID
141307757
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
141307757
Discogs artist ID
5336329
FactGrid item ID
Aero Services Executive
Freebase ID
/m/0127xcjv
Grove Music Online ID
25764
Hymnary author ID
Silas_E
Hyperion Records person ID
C553
IMSLP ID
Category:Silas,_Edouard
J9U entity ID
987007433822405171
KBR person ID
14036466
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
141307757
MusicBrainz artist ID
6fbc1a3c-9bef-4b4b-a30c-778fe549cacd
Musicalics composer ID
85958
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
372885
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000239450
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12353201
NLA Trove people ID
910767
NUKAT ID
n2009046663
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810674619005606
National Library of Wales Authority ID
silas-edouard-1827-1909
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
331900750
OpenMLOL author ID
52539
Parsifal cluster ID
482779
Prabook ID
2403352
RISM ID
people/30017453
SBN author ID
MUSV060939
SNARC ID
Hermann von Salza
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058523801306706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqvRFwJGHpbdRTRYXkbh3
Yale LUX ID
person/86c0f1c7-792e-4fcd-ae59-0be801036710

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🔗 Connections
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Fromental Halévy, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, François Benoist
Occupation 2
composer, organist
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Employer 1
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
FactGrid item ID 1
Aero Services Executive
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
organ
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Hermann von Salza
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Edouard Silas was born on August 22, 1827[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on February 8, 1909[3], in London[4]. He worked as a composer[5], organist[6], and pianist[7].

FAQs

Where was Edouard Silas born?

Edouard Silas's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Edouard Silas die?

Edouard Silas passed away in London[4].

What did Edouard Silas do for work?

Edouard Silas worked as a composer[5], organist[6], and pianist[7].

Related Entities

Friedrich Kalkbrenner Fromental Halévy Guildhall School of Music and Drama Hermann von Salza Kingdom of the Netherlands London

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 16w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Edouard Silas par Alexandre Collette.jpg
    "Created claim: Image: Edouard Silas par Alexandre Collette.jpg, batch #261332"
  3. 21w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Friedrich Kalkbrenner, François Benoist, Fromental Halévy
    "Student of, Adding statement(s) using Relator2"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02222769
    Occupation → composer, organist, pianist
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31705: import P21 and P106 from GND (5)"
  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02222769
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30842: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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