George Frideric Handel

Summary

George Frideric Handel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Halle (Saale)^[2]. He was born on February 23, 1685^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on April 14, 1759^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], harpsichordist^[7], organist^[8], violinist^[9], and opera composer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,335 views/month, #6,416 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• George Frideric Handel's place of birth was Halle (Saale)^[2].
• George Frideric Handel passed away in London^[4].
• George Frideric Handel passed away in Westminster^[12].
• George Frideric Handel was born on February 23, 1685^[3].
• George Frideric Handel was born on January 1, 1685^[13].
• George Frideric Handel was born on March 5, 1685^[14].
• George Frideric Handel died on April 14, 1759^[5].
• Burial took place at Westminster Abbey^[15].
• Burial took place at Poets' Corner^[16].
• George Frideric Handel's father was Georg Händel^[17].
• George Frideric Handel's mother was Dorothea Händel^[18].
• George Frideric Handel held citizenship in Brandenburg-Prussia^[19].
• George Frideric Handel held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[20].
• George Frideric Handel held citizenship in Holy Roman Empire^[21].
• German was George Frideric Handel's native language^[22].
• George Frideric Handel's professions included composer^[6].
• George Frideric Handel worked as a harpsichordist^[7].
• George Frideric Handel worked as an organist^[8].
• George Frideric Handel worked as a violinist^[9].
• George Frideric Handel's professions included opera composer^[10].
• George Frideric Handel worked as a composer^[23].
• George Frideric Handel held the position of chapelmaster^[24].
• George Frideric Handel held the position of organist^[25].
• George Frideric Handel was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[26].
• George Frideric Handel's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1685-02-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1759-04-14^[31]

• Genre(s): baroque, classical, oratorio^[32]

• Community tags: baroque, british, british composer, classical, composer, english, european, german, oratorio^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 27870d47-bb98-42d1-bf2b-c7e972e6befc^[34]

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Origins and Family

George Frideric Handel was born in Halle (Saale)^[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 23, 1685^[3], January 1, 1685^[13], and March 5, 1685^[14]. His father was Georg Händel^[17]. His mother was Dorothea Händel^[18]. German was his native language^[22].

Education

George Frideric Handel was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], harpsichordist^[7], organist^[8], violinist^[9], opera composer^[10], and impresario^[35]. Positions held include chapelmaster^[24], a position^[36] and organist^[25], a musical profession^[37].

Personal Life

George Frideric Handel's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[27].

Death and Burial

George Frideric Handel died on April 14, 1759^[5]. Recorded place of death include London^[4], a metropolis^[38], in Roman Empire^[39], founded in 0047^[40] and Westminster^[12], an area of London^[41], in United Kingdom^[42]. Recorded place of burial include Westminster Abbey^[15] and Poets' Corner^[16].

Works and Contributions

Things named for George Frideric Handel include Handel Hendrix House^[43], a historic house museum^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 2001^[46]; Händel-Haus^[47], a museum^[48], in Germany^[49], headquartered in Halle (Saale)^[50]; Handel Prize^[51], an award^[52], in Germany^[53], founded in 1956^[54]; Handel Medallion^[55]; 3826 Handel^[56]; Handel Ice Piedmont^[57]; and Handel^[58].

Why It Matters

George Frideric Handel ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,335 views/month, #6,416 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Works attributed to him include Apollo e Dafne^[61], a musical work/composition^[62]. Entities named for him include Handel Hendrix House^[43], a historic house museum^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 2001^[46]; Händel-Haus^[47], a museum^[48], in Germany^[49], headquartered in Halle (Saale)^[50]; Handel Prize^[51], an award^[52], in Germany^[53], founded in 1956^[54]; Handel Medallion^[55]; 3826 Handel^[56]; and Handel Ice Piedmont^[57].

FAQs

Where was George Frideric Handel born?

Born in Halle (Saale)^[2], George Frideric Handel…

Where did George Frideric Handel die?

George Frideric Handel passed away in London^[4].

Who were George Frideric Handel's parents?

George Frideric Handel's father was Georg Händel^[17]. George Frideric Handel's mother was Dorothea Händel^[18].

What did George Frideric Handel do for work?

George Frideric Handel worked as composer^[6], harpsichordist^[7], organist^[8], violinist^[9], and opera composer^[10].

Where did George Frideric Handel go to school?

George Frideric Handel was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[26].