Holger Czukay

Summary

Holger Czukay is a human^[1]. He was born in Gdańsk^[2]. He was born on March 24, 1938^[3]. He died in Weilerswist^[4]. He died on September 5, 2017^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], bassist^[7], guitarist^[8], songwriter^[9], and video artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Holger Czukay was born in Gdańsk^[2].
• Holger Czukay died in Weilerswist^[4].
• Holger Czukay was born on March 24, 1938^[3].
• Holger Czukay died on September 5, 2017^[5].
• Holger Czukay is buried at Melaten-Friedhof^[12].
• Holger Czukay held citizenship in Free City of Danzig^[13].
• Holger Czukay held citizenship in Nazi Germany^[14].
• Holger Czukay held citizenship in West Germany^[15].
• Holger Czukay held citizenship in Germany^[16].
• Holger Czukay's professions included composer^[6].
• Holger Czukay's professions included bassist^[7].
• Holger Czukay worked as a guitarist^[8].
• Holger Czukay worked as a songwriter^[9].
• Holger Czukay's professions included video artist^[10].
• Holger Czukay's professions included musician^[17].
• Among Holger Czukay's employers was Artland-Gymnasium^[18].
• Holger Czukay's education included a stint at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln^[19].
• Holger Czukay was a member of Can^[20].
• Holger Czukay was a member of Technical Space Composer's Crew^[21].
• Holger Czukay is recorded as male^[22].
• Holger Czukay's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Holger Czukay's genre is Krautrock^[24].
• Holger Czukay's genre is ambient music^[25].
• Holger Czukay's record label is recorded as Mute Records^[26].
• Holger Czukay's discography is recorded as Holger Czukay discography^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1938-03-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2017-09-05^[31]

• Genre(s): art rock, electronic, experimental rock, krautrock^[32]

• Community tags: art rock, electronic, european, experimental rock, german, krautrock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: a48cce8c-8632-4e6f-b46f-40139be33ba0^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Gdańsk^[2], Holger Czukay… he was born on March 24, 1938^[3].

Education

Holger Czukay's education included a stint at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln^[19]. He studied under Karlheinz Stockhausen^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], bassist^[7], guitarist^[8], songwriter^[9], video artist^[10], and musician^[17]. Holger Czukay was employed by Artland-Gymnasium^[18].

Death and Burial

Holger Czukay died on September 5, 2017^[5]. He passed away in Weilerswist^[4]. He is buried at Melaten-Friedhof^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Holger Czukay include Holger Czukay Pop Music Prize of the City of Cologne^[36], an award^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 2019^[39].

Why It Matters

Holger Czukay ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for him include Holger Czukay Pop Music Prize of the City of Cologne^[36], an award^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 2019^[39].

FAQs

Where was Holger Czukay born?

Holger Czukay was born in Gdańsk^[2].

Where did Holger Czukay die?

Holger Czukay died in Weilerswist^[4].

What did Holger Czukay do for work?

Holger Czukay worked as composer^[6], bassist^[7], guitarist^[8], songwriter^[9], and video artist^[10].

Where did Holger Czukay go to school?

Holger Czukay was educated at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln^[19].