Ignatz Waghalter

Polish-German composer and conductor (1881-1949)
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Summary

Ignatz Waghalter was born on March 15, 1881[1], in Warsaw[2]. He died on April 7, 1949[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], chapelmaster[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Child: Beatrice Waghalter[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[11], Weimar Republic[12]
  • Educated at: Berlin University of the Arts[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: opera[15]
  • Commons category: Ignatz Waghalter[16]
  • Family name: Waghalter[17]
  • Given name: Ignatius[18]
  • Official website: http://waghalter.com/[19]
  • Student of: Friedrich Gernsheim[20], Philipp Scharwenka[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[22], German[23]
  • Name in native language: Ignatz Waghalter[24]
  • Sibling: Władysław Waghalter[25], Henryk Waghalter[26]
  • P14536: 412465[27]
  • P14750: ACF8-5871-7F84-D533-1F71[28]
  • P14974: 21373[29]

Why It Matters

Ignatz Waghalter has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Ignatz Waghalter born?

Ignatz Waghalter's place of birth was Warsaw[2].

Where did Ignatz Waghalter die?

Ignatz Waghalter died in New York City[4].

What did Ignatz Waghalter do for work?

Ignatz Waghalter worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], chapelmaster[7], and musician[8].

Where did Ignatz Waghalter go to school?

Ignatz Waghalter was educated at Berlin University of the Arts[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 21373
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'ja', 'la', 'pl', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → ACF8-5871-7F84-D533-1F71
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  3. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Polish music library pbm id → waghalter
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Polish music library pbm id: waghalter, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259979|batch #259979]]"
  4. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 412465
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Warsaw
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → Berlin University of the Arts
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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