Henri-Joseph Rigel

French composer of German birth (1741-1799)
Person human Q475990
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Henri-Joseph Rigel

Summary

Henri-Joseph Rigel is a human[1]. He was born in Wertheim[2]. He was born on February 9, 1741[3]. He passed away in Paris[4]. He died on May 2, 1799[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wertheim[2], Henri-Joseph Rigel…
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel died in Paris[4].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel was born on February 9, 1741[3].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel died on May 2, 1799[5].
  • A child of Henri-Joseph Rigel was Louis Rigel[11].
  • A child of Henri-Joseph Rigel was Henri-Jean Rigel[12].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel held citizenship in France[13].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's professions included conductor[6].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's professions included composer[7].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel worked as a musicologist[8].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Among Henri-Joseph Rigel's employers was Conservatoire de Paris[14].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel is recorded as male[15].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel is associated with the classical music movement[17].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's genre is opera[18].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's genre is symphony[19].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's Commons category is recorded as Henri-Joseph Rigel[20].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's family name is recorded as Rigel[21].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's given name is recorded as Henri[22].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel studied under Niccolò Jommelli[23].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Henri-Joseph Rigel'}[25].
  • Henri-Joseph Rigel's sibling is recorded as Anton Rigel[26].

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[27]

  • Country: DE[28]

  • Began / founded: 1741-02-09[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1799-05-02[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cf89d1bb-98fc-4089-9cb8-6ea02b3e952b[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Wertheim[2], Henri-Joseph Rigel… he was born on February 9, 1741[3].

Education

Henri-Joseph Rigel studied under Niccolò Jommelli[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], and university teacher[9]. Among Henri-Joseph Rigel's employers was Conservatoire de Paris[14].

Personal Life

Children include Louis Rigel[11], a composer[32], 1769–1811[33], of France[34] and Henri-Jean Rigel[12], a composer[35], 1772–1852[36], of France[37], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[38].

Death and Burial

Henri-Joseph Rigel died on May 2, 1799[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Henri-Joseph Rigel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Henri-Joseph Rigel born?

Henri-Joseph Rigel was born in Wertheim[2].

Where did Henri-Joseph Rigel die?

Henri-Joseph Rigel passed away in Paris[4].

What did Henri-Joseph Rigel do for work?

Henri-Joseph Rigel worked as conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], and university teacher[9].

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] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation conductor, composer, musicologist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement classical music
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00504331
    Occupation
    Place of birth Wertheim
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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