George Bălan

German philosopher and musicologist (1929–2022)
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George Bălan

Summary

George Bălan is a human[1]. He was born in Turnu Măgurele[2]. He was born on March 11, 1929[3]. He died in Medical Center – University of Freiburg[4]. He died on January 3, 2022[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6], musicologist[7], theologian[8], musician[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • George Bălan's place of birth was Turnu Măgurele[2].
  • George Bălan passed away in Medical Center – University of Freiburg[4].
  • George Bălan was born on March 11, 1929[3].
  • George Bălan died on January 3, 2022[5].
  • George Bălan held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • George Bălan held citizenship in Romania[13].
  • George Bălan worked as a philosopher[6].
  • George Bălan's professions included musicologist[7].
  • George Bălan worked as a theologian[8].
  • George Bălan worked as a musician[9].
  • George Bălan worked as a university teacher[10].
  • George Bălan's field of work was musicology[14].
  • George Bălan's field of work was music[15].
  • George Bălan's field of work was philosophy of music[16].
  • George Bălan's field of work was aesthetics of music[17].
  • George Bălan's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[18].
  • George Bălan is recorded as male[19].
  • George Bălan's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • George Bălan's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality[21].
  • The cause of death was COVID-19[22].
  • George Bălan's family name is recorded as Bălan[23].
  • George Bălan's given name is recorded as George[24].
  • George Bălan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • George Bălan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Romanian[26].
  • George Bălan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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[28]

  • Country: RO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1984-06-23[30]

  • Community tags: romanian[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 31530ac4-f55f-4bf4-a979-2162979a756e[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Turnu Măgurele[2], George Bălan… he was born on March 11, 1929[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[6], musicologist[7], theologian[8], musician[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include musicology[14], an academic discipline[33]; music[15], a type of arts[34]; philosophy of music[16], a branch of philosophy[35]; and aesthetics of music[17], an academic discipline[36].

Personal Life

George Bălan's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[18].

Death and Burial

George Bălan died on January 3, 2022[5]. He passed away in Medical Center – University of Freiburg[4]. The cause of death was COVID-19[22].

Why It Matters

George Bălan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was George Bălan born?

Born in Turnu Măgurele[2], George Bălan…

Where did George Bălan die?

George Bălan passed away in Medical Center – University of Freiburg[4].

What did George Bălan do for work?

George Bălan worked as philosopher[6], musicologist[7], theologian[8], musician[9], and university teacher[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . observatorcultural.ro. Retrieved . observatorcultural.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . contributors.ro. Retrieved . contributors.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . observatorcultural.ro. Retrieved . observatorcultural.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Medical Center – University of Freiburg
    Cause of death COVID-19
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed Romanian, English, French +2
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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