Jan Panenka

Czech music educator and pianist (1922–1999)
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Jan Panenka

Summary

Jan Panenka is a human[1]. His place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on July 8, 1922[3]. He passed away in Prague[4]. He died on July 12, 1999[5]. He worked as a pianist[6] and pedagogue[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jan Panenka's place of birth was Prague[2].
  • Jan Panenka passed away in Prague[4].
  • Jan Panenka was born on July 8, 1922[3].
  • Jan Panenka died on July 12, 1999[5].
  • Jan Panenka held citizenship in Czech Republic[9].
  • Jan Panenka held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[10].
  • Jan Panenka's professions included pianist[6].
  • Jan Panenka's professions included pedagogue[7].
  • Jan Panenka's education included a stint at Prague Conservatory[11].
  • Jan Panenka is recorded as male[12].
  • Jan Panenka's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jan Panenka's genre is classical music[14].
  • Jan Panenka's record label is recorded as Supraphon[15].
  • Jan Panenka's family name is recorded as Panenka[16].
  • Jan Panenka's given name is recorded as Jan[17].
  • Jan Panenka studied under František Maxián[18].
  • Jan Panenka studied under Pavel Serebryakov[19].
  • Jan Panenka's instrument is recorded as piano[20].
  • Jan Panenka's described by source is recorded as Records of persons of interest[21].
  • Jan Panenka's described by source is recorded as Czechoslovak Music Dictionary of Persons and Institutions[22].
  • Jan Panenka's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Czech[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: CZ[25]

  • Began / founded: 1922-07-08[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1999-07-12[27]

  • Genre(s): classical[28]

  • Community tags: classical, czech pianist, pianist[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9668ecba-ba94-46fb-a680-58eb6a77a9a0[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Panenka's place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on July 8, 1922[3].

Education

Jan Panenka was educated at Prague Conservatory[11]. Studied under František Maxián[18], a pianist[31], 1907–1971[32], of Czechoslovakia[33], specialised in piano performance[34] and Pavel Serebryakov[19], a pianist[35], 1909–1977[36], of Russian Empire[37], awarded the Order of Lenin[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6] and pedagogue[7].

Death and Burial

Jan Panenka died on July 12, 1999[5]. He passed away in Prague[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Panenka ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Jan Panenka born?

Born in Prague[2], Jan Panenka…

Where did Jan Panenka die?

Jan Panenka passed away in Prague[4].

What did Jan Panenka do for work?

Jan Panenka worked as pianist[6] and pedagogue[7].

Where did Jan Panenka go to school?

Jan Panenka was educated at Prague Conservatory[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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