István Kertész

Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1929–1973)
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István Kertész

Summary

István Kertész is a human[1]. His place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on August 28, 1929[3]. He passed away in Herzliya[4]. He died on April 16, 1973[5]. He worked as a conductor[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • István Kertész was born in Budapest[2].
  • István Kertész died in Herzliya[4].
  • István Kertész was born on August 28, 1929[3].
  • István Kertész died on April 16, 1973[5].
  • Burial took place at Melaten-Friedhof[9].
  • István Kertész held citizenship in Hungary[10].
  • István Kertész's professions included conductor[6].
  • István Kertész's professions included composer[7].
  • István Kertész was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[11].
  • István Kertész's education included a stint at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia[12].
  • István Kertész is recorded as male[13].
  • István Kertész's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • István Kertész's genre is classical music[15].
  • The cause of death was drowning[16].
  • István Kertész's family name is recorded as Kertész[17].
  • István Kertész's given name is recorded as István[18].
  • István Kertész's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[19].
  • István Kertész's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[20].
  • István Kertész's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[21].
  • István Kertész's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[22].
  • István Kertész's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Kertész István'}[23].

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[24]

  • Country: HU[25]

  • Began / founded: 1929-08-28[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1973-04-16[27]

  • Community tags: conductor, hungarian conductor[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6a42216a-f3cd-4710-9e6e-c00d6cd2fbb1[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Budapest[2], István Kertész… he was born on August 28, 1929[3].

Education

Educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[11], a music academy[30], in Hungary[31], founded in 1875[32], headquartered in Franz Liszt Academy of Music[33] and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia[12], an academic institution[34], in Italy[35], founded in 1585[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6] and composer[7].

Death and Burial

István Kertész died on April 16, 1973[5]. He died in Herzliya[4]. The cause of death was drowning[16]. Burial took place at Melaten-Friedhof[9].

Why It Matters

István Kertész ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was István Kertész born?

István Kertész was born in Budapest[2].

Where did István Kertész die?

István Kertész died in Herzliya[4].

What did István Kertész do for work?

István Kertész worked as conductor[6] and composer[7].

Where did István Kertész go to school?

István Kertész was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[11] and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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