János Sebestyén

Hungarian organist, harpsichordist and pianist (1931–2012)
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Summary

János Sebestyén is a human[1]. His place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on March 2, 1931[3]. He died in Budapest[4]. He died on February 4, 2012[5]. He worked as an organist[6], pianist[7], harpsichordist[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • János Sebestyén's place of birth was Budapest[2].
  • János Sebestyén passed away in Budapest[4].
  • János Sebestyén was born on March 2, 1931[3].
  • János Sebestyén died on February 4, 2012[5].
  • János Sebestyén's father was Sándor Sebestyén[11].
  • János Sebestyén's mother was Rózsi Mannaberg[12].
  • János Sebestyén held citizenship in Hungary[13].
  • János Sebestyén's professions included organist[6].
  • János Sebestyén's professions included pianist[7].
  • János Sebestyén's professions included harpsichordist[8].
  • János Sebestyén's professions included musician[9].
  • A notable student of János Sebestyén was Borbála Dobozy[14].
  • A notable student of János Sebestyén was Miklós Spányi[15].
  • János Sebestyén received the Franz Liszt Prize[16].
  • János Sebestyén is recorded as male[17].
  • János Sebestyén's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • János Sebestyén's Commons category is recorded as János Sebestyén (organist)[19].
  • The cause of death was disease[20].
  • János Sebestyén's family name is recorded as Sebestyén[21].
  • János Sebestyén's given name is recorded as János[22].
  • János Sebestyén's official website is recorded as http://www.jsebestyen.org[23].
  • János Sebestyén's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • János Sebestyén's instrument is recorded as pipe organ[25].
  • János Sebestyén's instrument is recorded as piano[26].
  • János Sebestyén's instrument is recorded as organ[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: HU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1931-03-02[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-02-04[31]

  • Genre(s): classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, harpsichordist, hungarian organist, organist[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f7ccbb3f-8282-43f1-82c2-bccfcaf778b9[34]

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Origins and Family

János Sebestyén's place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on March 2, 1931[3]. His father was Sándor Sebestyén[11]. His mother was Rózsi Mannaberg[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include organist[6], pianist[7], harpsichordist[8], and musician[9]. Notable students include Borbála Dobozy[14], a harpsichordist[35], b. 1955[36], of Hungary[37], awarded the Franz Liszt Prize[38] and Miklós Spányi[15], a fortepianist[39], b. 1962[40], of Hungary[41].

Recognition

János Sebestyén received the Franz Liszt Prize[16].

Death and Burial

János Sebestyén died on February 4, 2012[5]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. The cause of death was disease[20].

Why It Matters

János Sebestyén ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was János Sebestyén born?

János Sebestyén's place of birth was Budapest[2].

Where did János Sebestyén die?

János Sebestyén died in Budapest[4].

Who were János Sebestyén's parents?

János Sebestyén's father was Sándor Sebestyén[11]. János Sebestyén's mother was Rózsi Mannaberg[12].

What did János Sebestyén do for work?

János Sebestyén worked as organist[6], pianist[7], harpsichordist[8], and musician[9].

What awards did János Sebestyén receive?

Honors received include Franz Liszt Prize[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . PIM identifier. Retrieved . resolver.pim.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . prae.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] ↑ . 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. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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