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Fritz Rau

German music promoter (1930-2013)
Person human Q101561

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
March 9, 1930
Date of death
August 19, 2013
Place of birth
Pforzheim
Place of death
Kronberg im Taunus
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
impresario, university teacher, talent manager
Employer
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts[9]
Member of political party
Social Democratic Party of Germany[15]
Award received
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hessian Order of Merit, Echo Pop Honorary Award, Peter-Cornelius-Plakette[10][11][12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[18]
Family name
Rau[16]
Given name
Fritz[17]
Name in native language
Fritz Rau[19]
P14375
RauFritz[20]
P14927
118803360[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Fritz Rau ar فريتز رؤوف ja フリッツ・ラウ ru Фриц Рау sv Fritz Willy Rau
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000114901545
VIAF cluster ID
37712665
Library of Congress authority ID
n85152698
GND ID
118803360
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fritz rau lesung.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0j425gd
BMLO ID
r1731
DDB person (GND) ID
118803360
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118803360
Discogs artist ID
531683
FAST ID
170665
Film.ru person ID
fritz-rau
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Filmportal ID
80b1e7b718e846b5bd5021eaab54c065
Frankfurter Personenlexikon ID
5033
Freebase ID
/m/0j425gd
IMDb ID
nm0711954
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118803360
Kallías ID
PE00601301
Kinobox person ID
368240
MusicBrainz artist ID
d33cd5ea-8d5e-489c-b19c-2ae0dbefdd4c
PM20 folder ID
pe/023986
Prabook ID
2452330
Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID
55287
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcc9BrfKfVhYRwGM3frMP
Yale LUX ID
person/172a7f63-d63a-4fe8-9ec1-244264cabab9
ČSFD person ID
446086

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
impresario, university teacher, talent manager
Mb:label founder 2
L+R Records, L+R Records
Award received 1
Hessian Order of Merit
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Employer 1
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Given name 1
Fritz
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of political party 1
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Place of birth 1
Pforzheim
Place of death 1
Kronberg im Taunus
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Pforzheim[1], he… he was born on March 9, 1930[2]. He died in Kronberg im Taunus[3]. He died on August 19, 2013[4]. He worked as an impresario[5], university teacher[6], and talent manager[7].

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Recognition

Awards received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[10], a grade of an order[22], in Germany[23]; Hessian Order of Merit[11], an order of merit[24], in Germany[25], founded in 1989[26]; Echo Pop Honorary Award[12]; and Peter-Cornelius-Plakette[13], a music award[27], founded in 1951[28].

FAQs

Where was Fritz Rau born?

Fritz Rau's place of birth was Pforzheim[1].

Where did Fritz Rau die?

Fritz Rau died in Kronberg im Taunus[3].

What did Fritz Rau do for work?

Fritz Rau worked as impresario[5], university teacher[6], and talent manager[7].

What awards did Fritz Rau receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[10], Hessian Order of Merit[11], Echo Pop Honorary Award[12], and Peter-Cornelius-Plakette[13].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . frankfurter-personenlexikon.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . frankfurter-personenlexikon.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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