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Frans Brüggen

Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist (1934–2014)
Person human Q711810

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
October 30, 1934
Date of death
August 13, 2014
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Place of death
Amsterdam
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[10]
Occupation
conductor, music educator, musicologist, university teacher, flautist, music arranger, recorder player, musician[11][12][13]
Employer
Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Conservatorium van Amsterdam[14][15]
Educated at
University of Amsterdam, Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Ignatius Gymnasium[16][17][18]
Award received
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Eremedaille voor Kunst en Wetenschap in Goud[23][24][25]
Genre
classical music[29]
Student of
Kees Otten[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[37]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[36]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Category:Brüggen (surname)[30]
Given name
Frans[31]
Instrument
Western concert flute, recorder[34][35]
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
Member of
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Sour Cream[26][27]
P14750
B60B-56F4-8C7D-E11D-6CBF
Student
Walter van Hauwe, Marion Verbruggen, Kees Boeke, Bruce Haynes[19][20][21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 85
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
124057977
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Frans Brüggen (1969).jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
112598
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000184236
Allcinema person ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
12462520
Apple Music artist ID
4349732
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BiblioLMC ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0247260
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
13915
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Frans_Brüggen
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3124589, 1885818
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Grove Music Online ID
04132
IMDb ID
nm1062030
IMSLP ID
Category:Brüggen,_Frans
IdRef ID
079000037
Jaxsta profile ID
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KANTO ID
000190815
Last.fm ID
Frans+Brüggen, Frans+Br
Libraries Australia ID
36056171
Libris-URI
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MGG Online ID
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MuseScore artist ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
317671, 106088
Muziekencyclopedie ID
Frans Brüggen
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000236420
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04024656
NDL Authority ID
00434623
NE.se ID
frans-bruggen
NL CR AUT ID
jo2008404136
NLA Trove people ID
1203580
NSK (VIAF) ID
000516737
NSK ID
981005686948409366
NUKAT ID
n2009125696
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004957174
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007388470805171
National Library of Latvia ID
000109409
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810664808505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1543900
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069874840
Obálky knih ID
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Portrait Archive ID
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Prabook ID
610048
RERO ID (legacy)
A003052804
Radio France person ID
frans-brueggen
SBN author ID
TO0V074446
SELIBR ID
377047
SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Spotify artist ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
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TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Treccani ID
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Universal Music France artist ID
20000063240
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511846706706
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
frans-bruggen
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw8YrCJyKtFJ3BMcwdbBP
Yale LUX ID
person/9170867d-5e14-4f19-ab0d-6df7e5e5cda2

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
conductor, university teacher, musicologist, music educator
Educated at 3
University of Amsterdam, Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Ignatius Gymnasium
Student 3
Kees Boeke, Walter van Hauwe, Marion Verbruggen
Students 3
Kees Boeke, Walter van Hauwe, Marion Verbruggen
Employer 2
Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Royal Conservatory of The Hague
Instrument 2
recorder, Western concert flute
Mb:member of band 2
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Leonhardt-Consort
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Founded entities 1
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Genre 1
classical music
Given name 1
Frans
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:founder 1
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Mb:teacher 1
Bruce Haynes
Member of 1
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Named after 1
12638 Fransbrüggen
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Place of death 1
Amsterdam
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Yelyzavetivka, Bohdanivka
← Musical conductor 1
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
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Summary

Frans Brüggen was born on October 30, 1934[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on August 13, 2014[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], music educator[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], and flautist[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Frans Brüggen include 12638 Fransbrüggen[38], an asteroid[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include 12638 Fransbrüggen[38], an asteroid[39].

FAQs

Where was Frans Brüggen born?

Frans Brüggen's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Frans Brüggen die?

Frans Brüggen passed away in Amsterdam[4].

What did Frans Brüggen do for work?

Frans Brüggen worked as a conductor[5], music educator[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], and flautist[9].

Where did Frans Brüggen go to school?

Frans Brüggen was educated at University of Amsterdam[16], Conservatorium van Amsterdam[17], and Ignatius Gymnasium[18].

What awards did Frans Brüggen receive?

Honors received include Golden Medal for Merit to Culture[23], Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[24], and Eremedaille voor Kunst en Wetenschap in Goud[25].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands University of Amsterdam

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cadenagramonte.cu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [31] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  31. [22] ↑ . pdfs.semanticscholar.org. pdfs.semanticscholar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . cadenagramonte.cu. cadenagramonte.cu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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