François-André Danican Philidor

Summary

François-André Danican Philidor is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Dreux^[2]. He was born on September 7, 1726^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on August 31, 1795^[5]. He worked as an actor^[6], chess player^[7], pianist^[8], composer^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• François-André Danican Philidor's place of birth was Dreux^[2].
• François-André Danican Philidor passed away in London^[4].
• François-André Danican Philidor was born on September 7, 1726^[3].
• François-André Danican Philidor died on August 31, 1795^[5].
• Burial took place at St James’s Church, Piccadilly^[12].
• François-André Danican Philidor's father was André Danican Philidor^[13].
• François-André Danican Philidor's mother was Q137940287^[14].
• François-André Danican Philidor held citizenship in France^[15].
• François-André Danican Philidor's professions included actor^[6].
• François-André Danican Philidor's professions included chess player^[7].
• François-André Danican Philidor's professions included pianist^[8].
• François-André Danican Philidor worked as a composer^[9].
• François-André Danican Philidor's professions included musician^[10].
• François-André Danican Philidor worked as a chess theoretician^[16].
• François-André Danican Philidor's field of work was music^[17].
• François-André Danican Philidor's field of work was music composing^[18].
• François-André Danican Philidor's field of work was chess^[19].
• François-André Danican Philidor's field of work was composed musical work^[20].
• François-André Danican Philidor's field of work was music composition^[21].
• A notable work attributed to François-André Danican Philidor is Tom Jones^[22].
• A notable work attributed to François-André Danican Philidor is Analysis of the game of chess^[23].
• François-André Danican Philidor is recorded as male^[24].
• François-André Danican Philidor's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• François-André Danican Philidor's family is recorded as Philidor family^[26].
• François-André Danican Philidor is associated with the classical music movement^[27].

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Origins and Family

François-André Danican Philidor's place of birth was Dreux^[2]. He was born on September 7, 1726^[3]. His father was André Danican Philidor^[13]. His mother was Q137940287^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], chess player^[7], pianist^[8], composer^[9], musician^[10], and chess theoretician^[16]. Fields of work include music^[17], a type of arts^[28]; music composing^[18], a type of arts^[29]; chess^[19], a board game^[30], founded in 0601^[31]; composed musical work^[20], a type of work of art^[32]; and music composition^[21], an academic discipline^[33].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Tom Jones^[22], a dramatico-musical work^[34] and Analysis of the game of chess^[23], a literary work^[35]. Things named for François-André Danican Philidor include Philidor Defence^[36], a chess opening^[37] and Philidor position^[38].

Death and Burial

François-André Danican Philidor died on August 31, 1795^[5]. He died in London^[4]. He is buried at St James’s Church, Piccadilly^[12].

Why It Matters

François-André Danican Philidor ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for him include Philidor Defence^[36], a chess opening^[37] and Philidor position^[38].

FAQs

Where was François-André Danican Philidor born?

François-André Danican Philidor was born in Dreux^[2].

Where did François-André Danican Philidor die?

François-André Danican Philidor died in London^[4].

Who were François-André Danican Philidor's parents?

François-André Danican Philidor's father was André Danican Philidor^[13]. François-André Danican Philidor's mother was Q137940287^[14].

What did François-André Danican Philidor do for work?

François-André Danican Philidor worked as actor^[6], chess player^[7], pianist^[8], composer^[9], and musician^[10].