Frantisek Kotzwara

Czech composer and violist
Person human Q1355499
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Frantisek Kotzwara

Summary

Frantisek Kotzwara is a human[1]. His place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on 1740[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on September 2, 1791[5]. He worked as a composer[6], violist[7], and double-bassist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Frantisek Kotzwara's place of birth was Prague[2].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara died in London[4].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara was born on 1740[3].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara was born on January 1, 1750[10].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara died on September 2, 1791[5].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara worked as a composer[6].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara worked as a violist[7].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara worked as a double-bassist[8].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara is recorded as male[11].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's genre is classical music[13].
  • The cause of death was erotic asphyxiation[14].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's family name is recorded as Kočvara[15].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's given name is recorded as František[16].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's instrument is recorded as violin[18].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's instrument is recorded as viola[19].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's instrument is recorded as double bass[20].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[22].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's described by source is recorded as Q66809485[23].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's described by source is recorded as Neues historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Tonkünstler[24].
  • Frantisek Kotzwara's described by source is recorded as Universal-Lexikon der Tonkunst[25].

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[26]

  • Country: CZ[27]

  • Began / founded: 1730[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1791-09-02[29]

  • Community tags: composer[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da94d86c-10c7-4894-9972-d6a32e7642a3[31]

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Origins and Family

Frantisek Kotzwara's place of birth was Prague[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1740[3] and January 1, 1750[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], violist[7], and double-bassist[8].

Death and Burial

Frantisek Kotzwara died on September 2, 1791[5]. He passed away in London[4]. The cause of death was erotic asphyxiation[14].

Why It Matters

Frantisek Kotzwara ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Frantisek Kotzwara born?

Frantisek Kotzwara was born in Prague[2].

Where did Frantisek Kotzwara die?

Frantisek Kotzwara passed away in London[4].

What did Frantisek Kotzwara do for work?

Frantisek Kotzwara worked as composer[6], violist[7], and double-bassist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Koczwara, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Koczwara, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Koczwara, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Koczwara, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Koczwara, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation composer, violist, double-bassist
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