Hans Nielsen

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Hans Nielsen

Summary

Hans Nielsen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Roskilde[2]. He was born on 1580[3]. He died in Copenhagen[4]. He died on January 1, 1626[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and lutenist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Roskilde[2], Hans Nielsen…
  • Hans Nielsen died in Copenhagen[4].
  • Hans Nielsen was born on 1580[3].
  • Hans Nielsen died on January 1, 1626[5].
  • Hans Nielsen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[9].
  • Hans Nielsen's professions included composer[6].
  • Hans Nielsen worked as a lutenist[7].
  • Hans Nielsen is recorded as male[10].
  • Hans Nielsen's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Hans Nielsen's Commons category is recorded as Hans Nielsen (composer)[12].
  • Hans Nielsen's family name is recorded as Nielsen[13].
  • Hans Nielsen's given name is recorded as Hans[14].
  • Hans Nielsen's pseudonym is recorded as Giovanni Fonteio[15].
  • Hans Nielsen studied under Giovanni Gabrieli[16].
  • Hans Nielsen studied under Melchior Borchgrevinck[17].
  • Hans Nielsen's instrument is recorded as lute[18].
  • Hans Nielsen's described by source is recorded as Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[19].
  • Hans Nielsen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish[20].

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[21]

  • Country: DK[22]

  • Began / founded: 1580[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1626[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 92d48883-4192-42ba-a9e7-fe7969a76cde[25]

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Origins and Family

Hans Nielsen's place of birth was Roskilde[2]. He was born on 1580[3].

Education

Studied under Giovanni Gabrieli[16], a composer[26], 1557–1612[27], of Republic of Venice[28] and Melchior Borchgrevinck[17], a composer[29], 1570–1632[30], of Kingdom of Denmark[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and lutenist[7].

Death and Burial

Hans Nielsen died on January 1, 1626[5]. He died in Copenhagen[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Nielsen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Hans Nielsen born?

Born in Roskilde[2], Hans Nielsen…

Where did Hans Nielsen die?

Hans Nielsen passed away in Copenhagen[4].

What did Hans Nielsen do for work?

Hans Nielsen worked as composer[6] and lutenist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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