Gottfried Galston

Austrian composer, pianist, author and music educator (1879–1950)
Person human Q162076
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Gottfried Galston

Summary

Gottfried Galston is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on August 31, 1879[3]. He passed away in St. Louis[4]. He died on April 2, 1950[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], music educator[8], writer[9], and musicologist[10].

Key Facts

  • Gottfried Galston was born in Vienna[2].
  • Gottfried Galston died in St. Louis[4].
  • Gottfried Galston was born on August 31, 1879[3].
  • Gottfried Galston died on April 2, 1950[5].
  • Among Gottfried Galston's spouses was Alexandra Korsakoff[11].
  • Gottfried Galston was married to Sandra Drouker[12].
  • Gottfried Galston held citizenship in Austria[13].
  • Gottfried Galston's professions included composer[6].
  • Gottfried Galston worked as a pianist[7].
  • Gottfried Galston's professions included music educator[8].
  • Gottfried Galston worked as a writer[9].
  • Gottfried Galston worked as a musicologist[10].
  • Gottfried Galston's field of work was music[14].
  • Gottfried Galston is recorded as male[15].
  • Gottfried Galston's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Gottfried Galston's Commons category is recorded as Gottfried Galston[17].
  • Gottfried Galston's family name is recorded as Galston[18].
  • Gottfried Galston's given name is recorded as Gottfried[19].
  • Gottfried Galston's instrument is recorded as piano[20].
  • Gottfried Galston's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • Gottfried Galston's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron. Volume 6[22].
  • Gottfried Galston's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[23].
  • Gottfried Galston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Gottfried Galston's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gottfried Galston'}[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]

  • Began / founded: 1879[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1950[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c5f8e8c-168e-42f0-9c52-30598bafc573[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Gottfried Galston's place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on August 31, 1879[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], music educator[8], writer[9], and musicologist[10]. Gottfried Galston's field of work was music[14].

Personal Life

Spouses include Alexandra Korsakoff[11], a painter[30], 1884–1969[31] and Sandra Drouker[12], a music educator[32], 1876–1944[33], of Norway[34].

Death and Burial

Gottfried Galston died on April 2, 1950[5]. He died in St. Louis[4].

FAQs

Where was Gottfried Galston born?

Gottfried Galston's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did Gottfried Galston die?

Gottfried Galston died in St. Louis[4].

Who was Gottfried Galston married to?

Gottfried Galston's spouses include Alexandra Korsakoff[11] and Sandra Drouker[12].

What did Gottfried Galston do for work?

Gottfried Galston worked as composer[6], pianist[7], music educator[8], writer[9], and musicologist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . musiklexikon.ac.at. Retrieved . musiklexikon.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . musiklexikon.ac.at. Retrieved . musiklexikon.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, pianist, music educator +2
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  2. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp02164372
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  3. 24d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1879-08-31T00:00:00Z
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron. Volume 6, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
    Place of death St. Louis
    Instance of human
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