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Hans Reichel

German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer (1949–2011)
Person human Q75495

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
May 10, 1949
Date of death
November 22, 2011
Place of birth
Hagen
Place of death
Wuppertal
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
composer, jazz musician, guitarist, jazz guitarist, musical instrument maker
Citizenship
Germany
Work location
Wuppertal[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Described by source
UbuWeb[18]
Family name
Reichel[12]
Given name
Hans[13]
Instrument
guitar, violin, daxophone[15][16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hans Reichel ja ハンス・ライヒェル
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000055414391
VIAF cluster ID
38580112
Library of Congress authority ID
n93008743
GND ID
123800587
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hans-Reichel E. Dieter-Fraenzel.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000555313
DDB person (GND) ID
123800587
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123800587
Discogs artist ID
211536
Europeana entity
agent/base/5564
Freebase ID
/m/01q4wdw
MusicBrainz artist ID
439cb48d-71ed-44a4-92df-0005dfa5da37
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000040746
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100411740
SBN author ID
MODV549547
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJcRyBGt88WG3f6w8Bfq

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Occupation 4
composer, guitarist, jazz musician, musical instrument maker
Instrument 3
guitar, violin, daxophone
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Family name 1
Reichel
Given name 1
Hans
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Mb:member of band 1
Tone Dogs
Mb:performer of 1
Guitar Solos 2
Place of birth 1
Hagen
Place of death 1
Wuppertal
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Wuppertal
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Summary

Hans Reichel's place of birth was Hagen[1]. He was born on May 10, 1949[2]. He died in Wuppertal[3]. He died on November 22, 2011[4]. He worked as a composer[5], jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], jazz guitarist[8], and musical instrument maker[9].

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: DE[21]

  • Began / founded: 1949-05-10[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-11-22[23]

  • Genre(s): free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[24]

  • Community tags: free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 439cb48d-71ed-44a4-92df-0005dfa5da37[26]

FAQs

Where was Hans Reichel born?

Hans Reichel was born in Hagen[1].

Where did Hans Reichel die?

Hans Reichel passed away in Wuppertal[3].

What did Hans Reichel do for work?

Hans Reichel worked as composer[5], jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], jazz guitarist[8], and musical instrument maker[9].

Related Entities

Germany UbuWeb

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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