György Ránki

(1907–1992) composer
Person human Q921564
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György Ránki

Summary

György Ránki is a human[1]. He was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on November 30, 1907[3]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He died on May 22, 1992[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], and film score composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • György Ránki was born in Budapest[2].
  • György Ránki was born in Budapest District VI[10].
  • György Ránki passed away in Budapest[4].
  • György Ránki was born on November 30, 1907[3].
  • György Ránki was born on October 30, 1907[11].
  • György Ránki died on May 22, 1992[5].
  • György Ránki was married to Júlia Tóth[12].
  • György Ránki held citizenship in Hungary[13].
  • György Ránki worked as a composer[6].
  • György Ránki's professions included musicologist[7].
  • György Ránki's professions included film score composer[8].
  • György Ránki was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[14].
  • György Ránki received the Kossuth Prize[15].
  • György Ránki received the Erkel Ferenc Prize[16].
  • György Ránki received the Meritorius Artist of Hungary[17].
  • György Ránki received the Great Artist of Hungary Award[18].
  • György Ránki received the Erkel Ferenc Prize[19].
  • György Ránki is recorded as male[20].
  • György Ránki's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • György Ránki's genre is opera[22].
  • György Ránki's genre is oratorio[23].
  • György Ránki's genre is wind music[24].
  • György Ránki's genre is film score[25].
  • György Ránki's Commons category is recorded as György Ránki (composer)[26].
  • György Ránki's family name is recorded as Ránki[27].

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[28]

  • Country: HU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1907-11-30[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1992-05-22[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4172173c-4166-4eb2-87c3-bdb939fc2486[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Budapest[2], a town in Hungary[33], in Hungary[34], founded in 1873[35] and Budapest District VI[10], a district of Budapest[36], in Hungary[37], founded in 1873[38]. Recorded date of birth include November 30, 1907[3] and October 30, 1907[11].

Education

György Ránki's education included a stint at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[14]. Studied under Zoltán Kodály[39], a linguist[40], 1882–1967[41], of Hungary[42], awarded the Kossuth Prize[43] and László Lajtha[44], a composer[45], 1892–1963[46], of Hungary[47], awarded the Kossuth Prize[48].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Awards received include Kossuth Prize[15], an award[49], in Hungary[50], founded in 1948[51]; Erkel Ferenc Prize[16], a music award[52], in Hungary[53], founded in 1952[54]; Meritorius Artist of Hungary[17], an award[55], in Hungary[56], founded in 1950[57]; and Great Artist of Hungary Award[18], an award[58], in Hungary[59], founded in 1950[60].

Personal Life

György Ránki was married to Júlia Tóth[12].

Death and Burial

György Ránki died on May 22, 1992[5]. He passed away in Budapest[4].

Why It Matters

György Ránki ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

Where was György Ránki born?

Born in Budapest[2], György Ránki…

Where did György Ránki die?

György Ránki died in Budapest[4].

Who was György Ránki married to?

György Ránki's spouses include Júlia Tóth[12].

What did György Ránki do for work?

György Ránki worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], and film score composer[8].

Where did György Ránki go to school?

György Ránki was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[14].

What awards did György Ránki receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize[15], Erkel Ferenc Prize[16], Meritorius Artist of Hungary[17], and Great Artist of Hungary Award[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . FamilySearch Historical Records. Retrieved . familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . hangosfilm.hu. hangosfilm.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Operone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [44] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [48] . 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. [61] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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