Guillaume Louis Cottrau

French publisher, composer and musicologist
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Guillaume Louis Cottrau

Summary

Guillaume Louis Cottrau is a human[1]. His place of birth was Paris[2]. He was born on August 10, 1797[3]. He passed away in Naples[4]. He died on October 31, 1847[5]. He worked as a publisher[6], composer[7], and musicologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's place of birth was Paris[2].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau passed away in Naples[4].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau was born on August 10, 1797[3].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau was born on 1797[10].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau died on October 31, 1847[5].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau died on 1847[11].
  • A child of Guillaume Louis Cottrau was Alfredo Cottrau[12].
  • A child of Guillaume Louis Cottrau was Paolo Cottrau[13].
  • A child of Guillaume Louis Cottrau was Teodoro Cottrau[14].
  • A child of Guillaume Louis Cottrau was Giulio Cottrau[15].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau held citizenship in France[16].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau held citizenship in Kingdom of the Two Sicilies[17].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's professions included publisher[6].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's professions included composer[7].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau worked as a musicologist[8].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau is recorded as male[18].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's given name is recorded as Guglielmo[20].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[21].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Guillaume Louis Cottrau's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guillaume Louis Cottrau'}[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: FR[25]

  • Began / founded: 1797-08-10[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1847-10-31[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2a0b7804-ed22-4168-a49f-2a78a5ba6e65[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Guillaume Louis Cottrau's place of birth was Paris[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 10, 1797[3] and 1797[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include publisher[6], composer[7], and musicologist[8].

Personal Life

Children include Alfredo Cottrau[12], an engineer[29], 1839–1898[30], of Kingdom of Italy[31]; Paolo Cottrau[13], a naval officer[32], 1837–1896[33], of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies[34]; Teodoro Cottrau[14], a composer[35], 1827–1879[36], of Kingdom of Italy[37]; and Giulio Cottrau[15], a composer[38], 1831–1916[39], of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies[40].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 31, 1847[5] and 1847[11]. Guillaume Louis Cottrau died in Naples[4].

Why It Matters

Guillaume Louis Cottrau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Guillaume Louis Cottrau born?

Guillaume Louis Cottrau's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Guillaume Louis Cottrau die?

Guillaume Louis Cottrau passed away in Naples[4].

What did Guillaume Louis Cottrau do for work?

Guillaume Louis Cottrau worked as publisher[6], composer[7], and musicologist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Guglielmo
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp02076724
    Child Alfredo Cottrau, Paolo Cottrau, Teodoro Cottrau +1
    Occupation publisher, composer, musicologist
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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