François Couperin

Summary

François Couperin is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Paris^[2]. He was born on November 10, 1668^[3]. He passed away in Paris^[4]. He died on September 11, 1733^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], organist^[7], viol player^[8], and harpsichordist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (750 views/month, #7,141 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Paris^[2], François Couperin…
• François Couperin passed away in Paris^[4].
• François Couperin was born on November 10, 1668^[3].
• François Couperin was born on December 10, 1668^[11].
• François Couperin died on September 11, 1733^[5].
• François Couperin died on October 11, 1733^[12].
• François Couperin died on September 12, 1733^[13].
• François Couperin's father was Charles Couperin^[14].
• A child of François Couperin was Marie-Madeleine Couperin^[15].
• A child of François Couperin was François-Laurent Couperin^[16].
• A child of François Couperin was Marguerite-Antoinette Couperin^[17].
• François Couperin held citizenship in France^[18].
• François Couperin's professions included composer^[6].
• François Couperin worked as an organist^[7].
• François Couperin's professions included viol player^[8].
• François Couperin's professions included harpsichordist^[9].
• François Couperin's field of work was music^[19].
• François Couperin's field of work was harpsichord performance^[20].
• François Couperin's field of work was organ performance^[21].
• François Couperin is recorded as male^[22].
• François Couperin's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• François Couperin's family is recorded as Couperin family^[24].
• François Couperin is associated with the classical music movement^[25].
• François Couperin is associated with the Baroque music movement^[26].
• François Couperin's genre is Baroque music^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1668-11-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1733-09-11^[31]

• Genre(s): baroque, classical^[32]

• Community tags: baroque, classical, composer, french, french composer, harpsichordist, organist^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 86523090-6085-42c1-80b7-772f1bc80472^[34]

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Origins and Family

François Couperin's place of birth was Paris^[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 10, 1668^[3] and December 10, 1668^[11]. His father was Charles Couperin^[14].

Education

Studied under Jacques Thomelin^[35], a composer^[36], 1640–1693^[37], of France^[38] and Charles Couperin^[39], a composer^[40], 1638–1678^[41], of France^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], organist^[7], viol player^[8], and harpsichordist^[9]. Fields of work include music^[19], a type of arts^[43]; harpsichord performance^[20]; and organ performance^[21].

Personal Life

Children include Marie-Madeleine Couperin^[15], an organist^[44], 1690–1742^[45], of France^[46]; François-Laurent Couperin^[16], a musician^[47], 1708–1735^[48], of France^[49]; and Marguerite-Antoinette Couperin^[17], a composer^[50], 1705–1778^[51], of France^[52].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 11, 1733^[5], October 11, 1733^[12], and September 12, 1733^[13]. François Couperin died in Paris^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for François Couperin include Couperin^[53], an impact crater^[54] and Couperin Bay^[55], a bay^[56].

Why It Matters

François Couperin ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (750 views/month, #7,141 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Works attributed to him include L'art de toucher le clavecin^[59], a written work^[60]. Entities named for him include Couperin^[53], an impact crater^[54] and Couperin Bay^[55], a bay^[56].

FAQs

Where was François Couperin born?

Born in Paris^[2], François Couperin…

Where did François Couperin die?

François Couperin died in Paris^[4].

Who were François Couperin's parents?

François Couperin's father was Charles Couperin^[14].

What did François Couperin do for work?

François Couperin worked as composer^[6], organist^[7], viol player^[8], and harpsichordist^[9].