Fred Van Hove

Belgian musician (1937–2022)
Person human Q332197
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Fred Van Hove

Summary

Fred Van Hove is a human[1]. Born in Antwerp[2], he… he was born on February 19, 1937[3]. He died on January 13, 2022[4]. He worked as a pianist[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Fred Van Hove was born in Antwerp[2].
  • Fred Van Hove was born on February 19, 1937[3].
  • Fred Van Hove died on January 13, 2022[4].
  • Fred Van Hove held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • Fred Van Hove worked as a pianist[5].
  • Fred Van Hove's professions included composer[6].
  • Fred Van Hove's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Fred Van Hove worked as a musician[8].
  • Fred Van Hove is recorded as male[11].
  • Fred Van Hove's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Fred Van Hove's genre is jazz[13].
  • Fred Van Hove's Commons category is recorded as Fred van Hove[14].
  • Fred Van Hove's family name is recorded as Van Hove[15].
  • Fred Van Hove's given name is recorded as Fred[16].
  • Fred Van Hove's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fred Van Hove[17].
  • Fred Van Hove's instrument is recorded as piano[18].

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[19]

  • Country: BE[20]

  • Began / founded: 1937-02-19[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-01-13[22]

  • Genre(s): free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[23]

  • Community tags: free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb9b18b1-b847-4da2-abba-011b1c8a04ab[25]

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Origins and Family

Born in Antwerp[2], Fred Van Hove… he was born on February 19, 1937[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8].

Death and Burial

Fred Van Hove died on January 13, 2022[4].

Why It Matters

Fred Van Hove ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Fred Van Hove born?

Fred Van Hove was born in Antwerp[2].

What did Fred Van Hove do for work?

Fred Van Hove worked as pianist[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . gva.be. Retrieved . gva.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Antwerp
    Occupation
    Genre jazz
    Instance of human
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