Henk Badings

Dutch composer born in Java
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Henk Badings

Summary

Henk Badings is a human[1]. He was born in Bandung[2]. He was born on January 17, 1907[3]. He passed away in Maarheeze[4]. He died on June 26, 1987[5]. He worked as a composer[6], engineer[7], mining engineer[8], musicologist[9], and music educator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Henk Badings was born in Bandung[2].
  • Henk Badings passed away in Maarheeze[4].
  • Henk Badings was born on January 17, 1907[3].
  • Henk Badings died on June 26, 1987[5].
  • Henk Badings held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[12].
  • Dutch was Henk Badings's native language[13].
  • Henk Badings's professions included composer[6].
  • Henk Badings worked as an engineer[7].
  • Henk Badings's professions included mining engineer[8].
  • Henk Badings worked as a musicologist[9].
  • Henk Badings's professions included music educator[10].
  • Henk Badings's field of work was classical music[14].
  • Henk Badings was employed by Utrecht University[15].
  • Henk Badings's education included a stint at Delft University of Technology[16].
  • A notable student of Henk Badings was Ton de Leeuw[17].
  • A notable student of Henk Badings was Reine Colaço Osorio-Swaab[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Henk Badings is Q1892551[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Henk Badings is Q1935012[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Henk Badings is Reflections[21].
  • Henk Badings is recorded as male[22].
  • Henk Badings's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Henk Badings's genre is opera[24].
  • Henk Badings's record label is recorded as Philips Records[25].
  • Henk Badings's record label is recorded as Donemus[26].
  • Henk Badings's Commons category is recorded as Henk Badings[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: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1907-01-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1987-06-26[31]

  • Community tags: to clean up[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 90049375-3d5d-40c7-8ad3-49c6a6f71d52[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bandung[2], Henk Badings… he was born on January 17, 1907[3]. Dutch was his native language[13].

Education

Henk Badings's education included a stint at Delft University of Technology[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], engineer[7], mining engineer[8], musicologist[9], and music educator[10]. Henk Badings's field of work was classical music[14]. He was employed by Utrecht University[15]. Notable students include Ton de Leeuw[17], a composer[34], 1926–1996[35], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[36], awarded the Matthijs Vermeulen Award[37] and Reine Colaço Osorio-Swaab[18], a composer[38], 1881–1971[39], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[40].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q1892551[19], a musical work/composition[41]; Q1935012[20], a musical work/composition[42]; and Reflections[21], a musical work/composition[43].

Death and Burial

Henk Badings died on June 26, 1987[5]. He passed away in Maarheeze[4].

Why It Matters

Henk Badings ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Henk Badings born?

Henk Badings's place of birth was Bandung[2].

Where did Henk Badings die?

Henk Badings died in Maarheeze[4].

What did Henk Badings do for work?

Henk Badings worked as composer[6], engineer[7], mining engineer[8], musicologist[9], and music educator[10].

Where did Henk Badings go to school?

Henk Badings was educated at Delft University of Technology[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . wikidata.org.
  25. [18] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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