Jacob Obrecht

Summary

Jacob Obrecht is a human^[1]. Born in Ghent^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1457^[3]. He passed away in Ferrara^[4]. He died on August 1, 1505^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Ghent^[2], Jacob Obrecht…
• Jacob Obrecht passed away in Ferrara^[4].
• Jacob Obrecht was born on January 1, 1457^[3].
• Jacob Obrecht died on August 1, 1505^[5].
• Jacob Obrecht held citizenship in Burgundian Netherlands^[8].
• Jacob Obrecht worked as a composer^[6].
• Jacob Obrecht's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[9].
• Jacob Obrecht is recorded as male^[10].
• Jacob Obrecht's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Jacob Obrecht's genre is church music^[12].
• Jacob Obrecht's genre is Renaissance music^[13].
• Jacob Obrecht's Commons category is recorded as Jacob Obrecht^[14].
• The cause of death was plague^[15].
• Jacob Obrecht's family name is recorded as Obrecht^[16].
• Jacob Obrecht's given name is recorded as Jacob^[17].
• Jacob Obrecht's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[18].
• Jacob Obrecht's described by source is recorded as Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon^[19].
• Jacob Obrecht's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[20].
• Jacob Obrecht's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[21].
• Jacob Obrecht's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[22].
• Jacob Obrecht's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Jacob Obrecht's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[24].
• Jacob Obrecht's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin^[25].
• Jacob Obrecht's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Jacob Obrecht'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: BE^[28]

• Began / founded: 1457^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1505-07^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, renaissance^[31]

• Community tags: classical, renaissance^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3be35854-0141-49e8-bb43-f0655c15d675^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Ghent^[2], Jacob Obrecht… he was born on January 1, 1457^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jacob Obrecht's professions included composer^[6].

Personal Life

Jacob Obrecht's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[9].

Death and Burial

Jacob Obrecht died on August 1, 1505^[5]. He passed away in Ferrara^[4]. The cause of death was plague^[15].

Why It Matters

Jacob Obrecht ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Jacob Obrecht born?

Jacob Obrecht's place of birth was Ghent^[2].

Where did Jacob Obrecht die?

Jacob Obrecht died in Ferrara^[4].

What did Jacob Obrecht do for work?

Jacob Obrecht worked as composer^[6].