Hans Reichel

German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer (1949–2011)
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Hans Reichel

Summary

Hans Reichel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hagen[2]. He was born on May 10, 1949[3]. He died in Wuppertal[4]. He died on November 22, 2011[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz musician[7], guitarist[8], jazz guitarist[9], and musical instrument maker[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Hans Reichel's place of birth was Hagen[2].
  • Hans Reichel passed away in Wuppertal[4].
  • Hans Reichel was born on May 10, 1949[3].
  • Hans Reichel died on November 22, 2011[5].
  • Hans Reichel held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Hans Reichel worked as a composer[6].
  • Hans Reichel's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Hans Reichel worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Hans Reichel's professions included jazz guitarist[9].
  • Hans Reichel worked as a musical instrument maker[10].
  • Hans Reichel is recorded as male[13].
  • Hans Reichel's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Hans Reichel's Commons category is recorded as Hans Reichel[15].
  • Hans Reichel's family name is recorded as Reichel[16].
  • Hans Reichel's given name is recorded as Hans[17].
  • Hans Reichel's work location is recorded as Wuppertal[18].
  • Hans Reichel's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • Hans Reichel's instrument is recorded as violin[20].
  • Hans Reichel's instrument is recorded as daxophone[21].
  • Hans Reichel's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[22].
  • Hans Reichel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: DE[25]

  • Began / founded: 1949-05-10[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-11-22[27]

  • Genre(s): free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[28]

  • Community tags: free improvisation, free jazz, jazz[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 439cb48d-71ed-44a4-92df-0005dfa5da37[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Hans Reichel was born in Hagen[2]. He was born on May 10, 1949[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz musician[7], guitarist[8], jazz guitarist[9], and musical instrument maker[10].

Death and Burial

Hans Reichel died on November 22, 2011[5]. He died in Wuppertal[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Reichel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Hans Reichel born?

Hans Reichel was born in Hagen[2].

Where did Hans Reichel die?

Hans Reichel passed away in Wuppertal[4].

What did Hans Reichel do for work?

Hans Reichel worked as composer[6], jazz musician[7], guitarist[8], jazz guitarist[9], and musical instrument maker[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] . thedeadrockstarsclub.com. thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. 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.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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