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Gustave Kerker

German composer and conductor (1857–1923)
Person human Q113876

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 28, 1857
Date of death
June 29, 1923
Place of birth
Herford
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
composer, conductor, cellist
Spouse
Category:Rose Leighton, Wikidata item[8][9]
Genre
opera[12]
Cause of death
stroke[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[18]
Family name
Kerker[14]
Given name
Gustave, Adolph[15][16]
Instrument
cello[17]
P14536
419448[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gustavus Kerker en Gustave Adolph Kerker en Gustave A. Kerker en Gustave Kerker en Gustav Kerker cs Gustavo Kesker cs Gustave Adolphe Kerker de Gustav Adolph Kerker de Gustav Kerker
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000110260031
VIAF cluster ID
45168835
Library of Congress authority ID
n82138688
GND ID
12188192X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gustave Kerker.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14764999h
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1005387
Classical Archives composer ID
53757
DAHR artist ID
103861
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u9761
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12188192X
Discogs artist ID
3555535
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Europeana entity
agent/base/5749
FAST ID
1951381
Freebase ID
/m/026p3zv
Grove Music Online ID
14909
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
gustave_adolph_kerker
IMSLP ID
Category:Kerker,_Gustave
Internet Broadway Database person ID
11994
KBR person ID
14243428
Kallías ID
PE00560947
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
1620
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
91809
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000406841
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2011620329
NLA Trove people ID
1510121
NLP ID
a0000002233917
NUKAT ID
n2006139538
National Library of Latvia ID
000037687
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810586277405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1692768
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
145925498
Open Library ID
OL2548704A
OpenMLOL author ID
61028, 411012
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100034430
Prabook ID
1095223
RISM ID
people/50050497
SNAC ARK ID
w6612123
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944079-144d-7088-b449-c67067c4b6ae
Theatricalia person ID
bxz
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/d8ffff37-a9bc-4696-8af5-0974474aa5d0

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
composer, conductor, cellist
Given name 2
Adolph, Gustave
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Founded entities 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Genre 1
opera
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
cello
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Herford
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Esserval-Combe
← Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Nikolaus Lehnhoff
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Summary

Gustave Kerker was born on February 28, 1857[1], in Herford[2]. He died on June 29, 1923[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], and cellist[7].

FAQs

Where was Gustave Kerker born?

Gustave Kerker's place of birth was Herford[2].

Where did Gustave Kerker die?

Gustave Kerker passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Gustave Kerker married to?

Gustave Kerker's spouses include Category:Rose Leighton[8] and Q138472416[9].

What did Gustave Kerker do for work?

Gustave Kerker worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], and cellist[7].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Germany New York City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 419448
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 419448, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  2. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death → stroke
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Place of birth → Herford
    Occupation → composer, conductor, cellist
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36438|batch #36438]]: add P1810 to P5504 (RISM persons)"
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