Henri Petri

Dutch violinist and composer (1856-1914)
Person human Q1147030
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Henri Petri

Summary

Henri Petri is a human[1]. His place of birth was Utrecht[2]. He was born on April 5, 1856[3]. He passed away in Dresden[4]. He died on April 7, 1914[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], conductor[8], and violinist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Utrecht[2], Henri Petri…
  • Henri Petri was born in Zeist[11].
  • Henri Petri died in Dresden[4].
  • Henri Petri was born on April 5, 1856[3].
  • Henri Petri died on April 7, 1914[5].
  • Henri Petri was married to Katharina Petri[12].
  • Henri Petri held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[13].
  • German was Henri Petri's native language[14].
  • Henri Petri worked as a composer[6].
  • Henri Petri's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Henri Petri worked as a conductor[8].
  • Henri Petri worked as a violinist[9].
  • Henri Petri is recorded as male[15].
  • Henri Petri's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Henri Petri's Commons category is recorded as Henri Petri[17].
  • Henri Petri's family name is recorded as Petri[18].
  • Henri Petri's given name is recorded as Henri[19].
  • Henri Petri's given name is recorded as Wilhelm[20].
  • Henri Petri's instrument is recorded as violin[21].
  • Henri Petri's described by source is recorded as Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[22].
  • Henri Petri's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[23].
  • Henri Petri's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary, 12th Edition[24].
  • Henri Petri's described by source is recorded as Onze Musici (1911)[25].
  • Henri Petri's described by source is recorded as Onze Musici (1898)[26].
  • Henri Petri's described by source is recorded as Berühmte Geiger der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart[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: 1856-04-05[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1914-04-07[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6d2ad260-ffd5-4a51-b039-4177fb9d7575[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Utrecht[2], a municipality of the Netherlands[33], in Netherlands[34] and Zeist[11], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[35], in Netherlands[36]. Henri Petri was born on April 5, 1856[3]. German was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], conductor[8], and violinist[9].

Personal Life

Among Henri Petri's spouses was Katharina Petri[12].

Death and Burial

Henri Petri died on April 7, 1914[5]. He passed away in Dresden[4].

Why It Matters

Henri Petri ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Henri Petri born?

Born in Utrecht[2], Henri Petri…

Where did Henri Petri die?

Henri Petri died in Dresden[4].

Who was Henri Petri married to?

Henri Petri's spouses include Katharina Petri[12].

What did Henri Petri do for work?

Henri Petri worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], conductor[8], and violinist[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Onze Musici (1911). wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Onze Musici (1911). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Onze Musici (1911). 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, musicologist, conductor +1
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  2. 25d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Place of birth Utrecht, Zeist
    Given name Henri, Wilhelm
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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