Jan Hanuš

Czech composer (1915-2004)
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Jan Hanuš

Summary

Jan Hanuš is a human[1]. He was born in Prague[2]. He was born on May 2, 1915[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on July 30, 2004[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], film score composer[8], and editing staff[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Prague[2], Jan Hanuš…
  • Jan Hanuš died in Prague[4].
  • Jan Hanuš was born on May 2, 1915[3].
  • Jan Hanuš died on July 30, 2004[5].
  • Jan Hanuš held citizenship in Czech Republic[11].
  • Jan Hanuš's professions included composer[6].
  • Jan Hanuš worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Jan Hanuš worked as a film score composer[8].
  • Jan Hanuš's professions included editing staff[9].
  • Jan Hanuš's field of work was musicology[12].
  • Jan Hanuš's field of work was music[13].
  • Jan Hanuš was educated at Prague Conservatory[14].
  • Jan Hanuš received the Národní umělec[15].
  • Jan Hanuš received the Czech Medal of Merit[16].
  • Jan Hanuš is recorded as male[17].
  • Jan Hanuš's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jan Hanuš's genre is opera[19].
  • Jan Hanuš's genre is classical music[20].
  • Jan Hanuš's genre is liturgical music[21].
  • Jan Hanuš's Commons category is recorded as Jan Hanuš (1915-2004)[22].
  • Jan Hanuš's family name is recorded as Hanuš[23].
  • Jan Hanuš's given name is recorded as Jan[24].
  • Jan Hanuš's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[25].
  • Jan Hanuš's described by source is recorded as Czechoslovak Music Dictionary of Persons and Institutions[26].
  • Jan Hanuš's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Czech[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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1915-05-02[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-07-30[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ede2bad4-11c0-4f8d-8f95-acb9191f74dd[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Hanuš's place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on May 2, 1915[3].

Education

Jan Hanuš's education included a stint at Prague Conservatory[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], film score composer[8], and editing staff[9]. Fields of work include musicology[12], an academic discipline[33] and music[13], a type of arts[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Národní umělec[15], a title of honor[35], in Czechoslovakia[36] and Czech Medal of Merit[16], a medallion[37], in Czech Republic[38], founded in 1990[39].

Death and Burial

Jan Hanuš died on July 30, 2004[5]. He died in Prague[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Hanuš ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Jan Hanuš born?

Jan Hanuš was born in Prague[2].

Where did Jan Hanuš die?

Jan Hanuš died in Prague[4].

What did Jan Hanuš do for work?

Jan Hanuš worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], film score composer[8], and editing staff[9].

Where did Jan Hanuš go to school?

Jan Hanuš was educated at Prague Conservatory[14].

What awards did Jan Hanuš receive?

Honors received include Národní umělec[15] and Czech Medal of Merit[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . prazskyhradarchiv.cz. Retrieved . prazskyhradarchiv.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, musicologist, film score composer +1
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  2. 22d ago · Pescan · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Hanuš
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