Jakub Polak

Polish musician
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Jakub Polak

Summary

Jakub Polak is a human[1]. His place of birth was Augustów[2]. He was born on January 1, 1540[3]. He passed away in Paris[4]. He died on January 1, 1605[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and lutenist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Augustów[2], Jakub Polak…
  • Jakub Polak passed away in Paris[4].
  • Jakub Polak was born on January 1, 1540[3].
  • Jakub Polak was born on 1545[9].
  • Jakub Polak was born on 1550[10].
  • Jakub Polak was born on 1555[11].
  • Jakub Polak died on January 1, 1605[5].
  • Jakub Polak held citizenship in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[12].
  • Jakub Polak worked as a composer[6].
  • Jakub Polak's professions included lutenist[7].
  • Jakub Polak is recorded as male[13].
  • Jakub Polak's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jakub Polak's genre is classical music[15].
  • Jakub Polak's family name is recorded as Polak[16].
  • Jakub Polak's given name is recorded as Jakub[17].
  • Jakub Polak's instrument is recorded as lute[18].
  • Jakub Polak's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[19].

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[20]

  • Country: PL[21]

  • Began / founded: 1545[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1605[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c24fd98e-d4b0-4cd5-bd14-e93599a1c057[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Augustów[2], Jakub Polak… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1540[3], 1545[9], 1550[10], and 1555[11].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Jakub Polak died on January 1, 1605[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Jakub Polak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Jakub Polak born?

Jakub Polak was born in Augustów[2].

Where did Jakub Polak die?

Jakub Polak died in Paris[4].

What did Jakub Polak do for work?

Jakub Polak worked as composer[6] and lutenist[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Library of Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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