István Anhalt

Canadian composer (1919–2012)
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István Anhalt

Summary

István Anhalt is a human[1]. He was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on April 12, 1919[3]. He died in Kingston[4]. He died on February 24, 2012[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Budapest[2], István Anhalt…
  • István Anhalt died in Kingston[4].
  • István Anhalt was born on April 12, 1919[3].
  • István Anhalt died on February 24, 2012[5].
  • István Anhalt held citizenship in Hungary[8].
  • István Anhalt held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • István Anhalt's professions included composer[6].
  • Among István Anhalt's employers was Queen's University[10].
  • István Anhalt was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[11].
  • István Anhalt's education included a stint at Conservatoire de Paris[12].
  • István Anhalt received the Officer of the Order of Canada[13].
  • István Anhalt was a member of Royal Society of Canada[14].
  • István Anhalt is recorded as male[15].
  • István Anhalt's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • István Anhalt's genre is classical music[17].
  • István Anhalt's family name is recorded as Anhalt[18].
  • István Anhalt's given name is recorded as István[19].
  • István Anhalt studied under Nadia Boulanger[20].
  • István Anhalt studied under Zoltán Kodály[21].
  • István Anhalt studied under Soulima Stravinsky[22].
  • István Anhalt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[23].
  • István Anhalt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • István Anhalt's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Anhalt István'}[25].

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[26]

  • Country: HU[27]

  • Began / founded: 1919-04-12[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-02-24[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 073fa4bd-114b-4430-8df6-422069375200[30]

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Origins and Family

Born in Budapest[2], István Anhalt… he was born on April 12, 1919[3].

Education

Educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[11], a music academy[31], in Hungary[32], founded in 1875[33], headquartered in Franz Liszt Academy of Music[34] and Conservatoire de Paris[12], a grande école[35], in France[36], founded in 1795[37], headquartered in 19th arrondissement of Paris[38]. Studied under Nadia Boulanger[20], a pianist[39], 1887–1979[40], of France[41], awarded the Prix de Rome[42]; Zoltán Kodály[21], a linguist[43], 1882–1967[44], of Hungary[45], awarded the Kossuth Prize[46]; and Soulima Stravinsky[22], a composer[47], 1910–1994[48], of Switzerland[49].

Career and Affiliations

István Anhalt's professions included composer[6]. He was employed by Queen's University[10].

Recognition

István Anhalt received the Officer of the Order of Canada[13].

Death and Burial

István Anhalt died on February 24, 2012[5]. He died in Kingston[4].

Why It Matters

István Anhalt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was István Anhalt born?

István Anhalt was born in Budapest[2].

Where did István Anhalt die?

István Anhalt died in Kingston[4].

What did István Anhalt do for work?

István Anhalt worked as composer[6].

Where did István Anhalt go to school?

István Anhalt was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[11] and Conservatoire de Paris[12].

What awards did István Anhalt receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[13].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . v1.theglobeandmail.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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