Józef Elsner

Polish composer and conductor
Person human Q471647
Józef Elsner
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Józef Elsner

Summary

Józef Elsner is a human[1]. He was born in Grodków[2]. He was born on June 1, 1769[3]. He passed away in Warsaw[4]. He died on April 18, 1854[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and music theorist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Józef Elsner was born in Grodków[2].
  • Józef Elsner passed away in Warsaw[4].
  • Józef Elsner was born on June 1, 1769[3].
  • Józef Elsner died on April 18, 1854[5].
  • Burial took place at Powązki Cemetery[12].
  • Józef Elsner held citizenship in Congress Poland[13].
  • Józef Elsner held citizenship in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[14].
  • Józef Elsner worked as a conductor[6].
  • Józef Elsner's professions included composer[7].
  • Józef Elsner worked as a musicologist[8].
  • Józef Elsner worked as a music educator[9].
  • Józef Elsner worked as a music theorist[10].
  • Józef Elsner's field of work was art music[15].
  • Józef Elsner was employed by Chopin University of Music[16].
  • A notable student of Józef Elsner was Wiktor Każyński[17].
  • A notable student of Józef Elsner was Frédéric Chopin[18].
  • A notable student of Józef Elsner was August Freyer[19].
  • A notable student of Józef Elsner was Romuald Zientarski[20].
  • A notable student of Józef Elsner was Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki[21].
  • Józef Elsner received the Order of Saint Stanislaus[22].
  • Józef Elsner was a member of Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning[23].
  • Józef Elsner is recorded as male[24].
  • Józef Elsner's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Józef Elsner's genre is opera[26].
  • Józef Elsner's genre is liturgical music[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: PL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1769-06-01[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1854-04-18[31]

  • Community tags: polish[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e2277648-e276-4348-ac5a-14a564c8ad18[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Józef Elsner's place of birth was Grodków[2]. He was born on June 1, 1769[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and music theorist[10]. Józef Elsner's field of work was art music[15]. Among his employers was Chopin University of Music[16]. Notable students include Wiktor Każyński[17], a composer[34], 1812–1867[35], of Poland[36]; Frédéric Chopin[18], a composer[37], 1810–1849[38], of France[39], specialised in art music[40]; August Freyer[19], an organist[41], 1801–1883[42], of Kingdom of Saxony[43]; Romuald Zientarski[20], a composer[44], 1831–1874[45], of Congress Poland[46]; and Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki[21], a composer[47], 1807–1852[48], of Congress Poland[49].

Recognition

Józef Elsner received the Order of Saint Stanislaus[22].

Death and Burial

Józef Elsner died on April 18, 1854[5]. He died in Warsaw[4]. He is buried at Powązki Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Józef Elsner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Józef Elsner born?

Józef Elsner's place of birth was Grodków[2].

Where did Józef Elsner die?

Józef Elsner passed away in Warsaw[4].

What did Józef Elsner do for work?

Józef Elsner worked as conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and music theorist[10].

What awards did Józef Elsner receive?

Honors received include Order of Saint Stanislaus[22].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Operone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [26] . wikidata.org.
  16. [27] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . Q27776323. wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . Q25865232. wikidata.org.
  25. [21] . Q27775391. 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation conductor, composer, musicologist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  2. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Józef
    Described by source Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    Genre opera, liturgical music, symphony +1
    Field of work
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