Ernst Zacharias

German musician (1924-2020)
Person human Q89303
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Ernst Zacharias

Summary

Ernst Zacharias is a human[1]. Born in Hamburg[2], he… he was born on June 21, 1924[3]. He died on July 6, 2020[4]. He worked as an engineer[5] and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ernst Zacharias's place of birth was Hamburg[2].
  • Ernst Zacharias was born on June 21, 1924[3].
  • Ernst Zacharias died on July 6, 2020[4].
  • Ernst Zacharias held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Ernst Zacharias's professions included engineer[5].
  • Ernst Zacharias worked as a musician[6].
  • Ernst Zacharias is recorded as male[9].
  • Ernst Zacharias's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Ernst Zacharias's Commons category is recorded as Ernst Zacharias (musical instrument inventor)[11].
  • Ernst Zacharias's family name is recorded as Zacharias[12].
  • Ernst Zacharias's given name is recorded as Ernst[13].
  • Ernst Zacharias's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[14].
  • Ernst Zacharias's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ernst Zacharias'}[15].

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[16]

  • Country: DE[17]

  • Began / founded: 1924-06-21[18]

  • Community tags: designer, german, hohner, instrument designer, instrument inventor, inventor[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cac535b7-12db-4c2e-ad29-d6f450fcb51b[20]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hamburg[2], Ernst Zacharias… he was born on June 21, 1924[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[5] and musician[6].

Death and Burial

Ernst Zacharias died on July 6, 2020[4].

Why It Matters

Ernst Zacharias ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

He is credited with the discovery of clavinet[22], a musical instrument model[23].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Zacharias born?

Ernst Zacharias was born in Hamburg[2].

What did Ernst Zacharias do for work?

Ernst Zacharias worked as engineer[5] and musician[6].

What did Ernst Zacharias discover?

Ernst Zacharias is credited as discoverer of clavinet[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . nq-online.de. nq-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
    Given name Ernst
    Family name Zacharias
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