Filaret Kolessa

Ukrainian ethnomusicologist and composer (1871-1947)
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Filaret Kolessa
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Filaret Kolessa

Summary

Filaret Kolessa is a human[1]. He was born in Pishchany[2]. He was born on July 5, 1871[3]. He passed away in Lviv[4]. He died on March 3, 1947[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6], musicologist[7], composer[8], music educator[9], and literary critic[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Filaret Kolessa was born in Pishchany[2].
  • Filaret Kolessa's place of birth was Stryi[12].
  • Filaret Kolessa passed away in Lviv[4].
  • Filaret Kolessa was born on July 5, 1871[3].
  • Filaret Kolessa was born on July 17, 1871[13].
  • Filaret Kolessa died on March 3, 1947[5].
  • Filaret Kolessa is buried at Lychakiv Cemetery[14].
  • A child of Filaret Kolessa was Dariya Kolessa-Zaleska[15].
  • A child of Filaret Kolessa was Mykola Kolessa[16].
  • Filaret Kolessa held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[17].
  • Filaret Kolessa held citizenship in Poland[18].
  • Filaret Kolessa held citizenship in Soviet Union[19].
  • Filaret Kolessa's professions included anthropologist[6].
  • Filaret Kolessa worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Filaret Kolessa's professions included composer[8].
  • Filaret Kolessa worked as a music educator[9].
  • Filaret Kolessa's professions included literary critic[10].
  • Filaret Kolessa worked as an ethnomusicologist[20].
  • Filaret Kolessa's field of work was musicology[21].
  • Filaret Kolessa's field of work was composer[22].
  • Filaret Kolessa's field of work was duma[23].
  • Filaret Kolessa's field of work was Ukrainian folk music[24].
  • Filaret Kolessa's field of work was Ukrainian folklore[25].
  • Filaret Kolessa's field of work was folkloristics[26].
  • Filaret Kolessa held the position of member of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic[27].

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[28]

  • Country: UA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1871-07-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1947-03-03[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c3b65019-1a56-4cc3-bfd9-05b248670e4f[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Pishchany[2], a village of Ukraine[33], in Ukraine[34], founded in 1862[35] and Stryi[12], a city of regional significance of Ukraine[36], in Ukraine[37]. Recorded date of birth include July 5, 1871[3] and July 17, 1871[13].

Education

Educated at Lviv University[38], a public university[39], in Ukraine[40], founded in 1661[41], headquartered in Main building of Lviv University[42] and University of Vienna[43], a university[44], in Austria[45], founded in 1365[46], headquartered in Vienna[47]. Filaret Kolessa earned the academic degree of professor[48].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6], musicologist[7], composer[8], music educator[9], literary critic[10], and ethnomusicologist[20]. Fields of work include musicology[21], an academic discipline[49]; composer[22], a musical profession[50]; duma[23], a literary genre[51]; Ukrainian folk music[24], a music by ethnic group[52]; Ukrainian folklore[25], a folklore by ethnic group[53]; and folkloristics[26], a branch of anthropology[54]. Filaret Kolessa was employed by Lviv University[55]. He held the position of member of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic[27].

Recognition

Filaret Kolessa received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[56].

Personal Life

Children include Dariya Kolessa-Zaleska[15], a pianist[57], 1906–1999[58] and Mykola Kolessa[16], a conductor[59], 1903–2006[60], of Austria–Hungary[61], awarded the Order of Lenin[62], specialised in music[63].

Death and Burial

Filaret Kolessa died on March 3, 1947[5]. He passed away in Lviv[4]. He is buried at Lychakiv Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Filaret Kolessa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

Where was Filaret Kolessa born?

Filaret Kolessa's place of birth was Pishchany[2].

Where did Filaret Kolessa die?

Filaret Kolessa died in Lviv[4].

What did Filaret Kolessa do for work?

Filaret Kolessa worked as anthropologist[6], musicologist[7], composer[8], music educator[9], and literary critic[10].

Where did Filaret Kolessa go to school?

Filaret Kolessa was educated at Lviv University[38] and University of Vienna[43].

What awards did Filaret Kolessa receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[56].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [48] . wikidata.org.
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  30. [5] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . encyclopediaofukraine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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