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Jean Desfontaines

French composer
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Jean Desfontaines

Summary

Jean Desfontaines is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1658[2]. He died on January 1, 1752[3]. He worked as a composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Jean Desfontaines was born on January 1, 1658[2].
  • Jean Desfontaines died on January 1, 1752[3].
  • Jean Desfontaines held citizenship in France[6].
  • Jean Desfontaines's professions included composer[4].
  • Jean Desfontaines is recorded as male[7].
  • Jean Desfontaines's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Jean Desfontaines is associated with the classical music movement[9].
  • Jean Desfontaines is associated with the Baroque music movement[10].
  • Jean Desfontaines's family name is recorded as Q21484644[11].
  • Jean Desfontaines's given name is recorded as Jean[12].
  • Jean Desfontaines studied under Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe[13].
  • Jean Desfontaines's instrument is recorded as viol[14].
  • Jean Desfontaines's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[15].
  • Jean Desfontaines's name in native language is recorded as Jean Desfontaines[16].

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[17]

  • Country: FR[18]

  • Began / founded: 1658[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1752[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8c911fb9-4f94-4941-8ea4-3a56c4007cfe[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Desfontaines was born on January 1, 1658[2].

Education

Jean Desfontaines studied under Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe[13].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Desfontaines's professions included composer[4].

Death and Burial

Jean Desfontaines died on January 1, 1752[3].

Why It Matters

Jean Desfontaines ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Jean Desfontaines do for work?

Jean Desfontaines worked as composer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer
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  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02101574
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  3. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rism id → people/30000828
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 14794002f
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Occupation → composer
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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