Guillaume Lekeu

Summary

Guillaume Lekeu is a human^[1]. He was born in Verviers^[2]. He was born on January 20, 1870^[3]. He died in Angers^[4]. He died on January 21, 1894^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Guillaume Lekeu's place of birth was Verviers^[2].
• Guillaume Lekeu passed away in Angers^[4].
• Guillaume Lekeu was born on January 20, 1870^[3].
• Guillaume Lekeu died on January 21, 1894^[5].
• Guillaume Lekeu held citizenship in Belgium^[8].
• French was Guillaume Lekeu's native language^[9].
• Guillaume Lekeu worked as a composer^[6].
• Guillaume Lekeu is recorded as male^[10].
• Guillaume Lekeu's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Guillaume Lekeu's genre is classical music^[12].
• Guillaume Lekeu's Commons category is recorded as Guillaume Lekeu^[13].
• The cause of death was typhoid fever^[14].
• Guillaume Lekeu's family name is recorded as Lekeu^[15].
• Guillaume Lekeu's given name is recorded as Guillaume^[16].
• Guillaume Lekeu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Guillaume Lekeu^[17].
• Guillaume Lekeu studied under César Franck^[18].
• Guillaume Lekeu studied under Vincent d'Indy^[19].
• Guillaume Lekeu's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[20].
• Guillaume Lekeu's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok^[21].
• Guillaume Lekeu's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[22].
• Guillaume Lekeu's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[23].
• Guillaume Lekeu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[24].
• Guillaume Lekeu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guillaume Lekeu'}^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: BE^[27]

• Began / founded: 1870-01-20^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 1894-01-21^[29]

• Genre(s): classical^[30]

• Community tags: belgian composer, classical, composer, to clean up^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 08e88d33-fbc7-42d8-9fbf-c14f552f1277^[32]

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Origins and Family

Guillaume Lekeu's place of birth was Verviers^[2]. He was born on January 20, 1870^[3]. French was his native language^[9].

Education

Studied under César Franck^[18], a composer^[33], 1822–1890^[34], of United Kingdom of the Netherlands^[35], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[36] and Vincent d'Indy^[19], a composer^[37], 1851–1931^[38], of France^[39], awarded the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[40], specialised in music education^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Guillaume Lekeu's professions included composer^[6].

Death and Burial

Guillaume Lekeu died on January 21, 1894^[5]. He died in Angers^[4]. The cause of death was typhoid fever^[14].

Why It Matters

Guillaume Lekeu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Guillaume Lekeu born?

Guillaume Lekeu's place of birth was Verviers^[2].

Where did Guillaume Lekeu die?

Guillaume Lekeu died in Angers^[4].

What did Guillaume Lekeu do for work?

Guillaume Lekeu worked as composer^[6].