Heinrich Isaac

Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (1450–1517)
Person human Q316668
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Heinrich Isaac

Summary

Heinrich Isaac is a human[1]. His place of birth was Flanders[2]. He was born on January 1, 1450[3]. He passed away in Florence[4]. He died on March 26, 1517[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and organist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Heinrich Isaac's place of birth was Flanders[2].
  • Heinrich Isaac passed away in Florence[4].
  • Heinrich Isaac was born on January 1, 1450[3].
  • Heinrich Isaac died on March 26, 1517[5].
  • Heinrich Isaac held citizenship in County of Flanders[9].
  • Heinrich Isaac worked as a composer[6].
  • Heinrich Isaac worked as an organist[7].
  • Heinrich Isaac's field of work was music[10].
  • Heinrich Isaac's field of work was Renaissance music[11].
  • Heinrich Isaac's field of work was chant[12].
  • Heinrich Isaac's field of work was church music[13].
  • Heinrich Isaac's field of work was Q113958128[14].
  • Heinrich Isaac's field of work was music composing[15].
  • A notable student of Heinrich Isaac was Ludwig Senfl[16].
  • Heinrich Isaac is recorded as male[17].
  • Heinrich Isaac's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Heinrich Isaac is associated with the German Renaissance movement[19].
  • Heinrich Isaac's genre is classical music[20].
  • Heinrich Isaac's genre is liturgical music[21].
  • Heinrich Isaac's Commons category is recorded as Heinrich Isaac[22].
  • Heinrich Isaac's family name is recorded as Isaac[23].
  • Heinrich Isaac's given name is recorded as Heinrich[24].
  • Heinrich Isaac's work location is recorded as Flanders[25].
  • Heinrich Isaac's instrument is recorded as organ[26].
  • Heinrich Isaac's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[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: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1450[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1517-03-26[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, renaissance[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, dutch composer, renaissance[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5953d60c-fd98-47ed-908e-87788b8da47f[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Flanders[2], Heinrich Isaac… he was born on January 1, 1450[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and organist[7]. Fields of work include music[10], a type of arts[35]; Renaissance music[11], a music by period of time[36], founded in 1400[37]; chant[12]; church music[13], a music genre[38]; Q113958128[14]; and music composing[15], a type of arts[39]. A notable student of Heinrich Isaac was Ludwig Senfl[16].

Death and Burial

Heinrich Isaac died on March 26, 1517[5]. He died in Florence[4].

Why It Matters

Heinrich Isaac ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Heinrich Isaac born?

Heinrich Isaac was born in Flanders[2].

Where did Heinrich Isaac die?

Heinrich Isaac died in Florence[4].

What did Heinrich Isaac do for work?

Heinrich Isaac worked as composer[6] and organist[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01236057
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  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement German Renaissance
    Sex or gender male
    Citizenship
    Student Ludwig Senfl
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