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Jean Gilles

French composer
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Jean Gilles

Summary

Jean Gilles is a human[1]. He was born in Tarascon[2]. He was born on January 8, 1668[3]. He passed away in Avignon[4]. He died on February 5, 1705[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jean Gilles's place of birth was Tarascon[2].
  • Jean Gilles passed away in Avignon[4].
  • Jean Gilles was born on January 8, 1668[3].
  • Jean Gilles died on February 5, 1705[5].
  • Burial took place at Toulouse Cathedral[8].
  • Jean Gilles held citizenship in France[9].
  • Jean Gilles's professions included composer[6].
  • Jean Gilles is recorded as male[10].
  • Jean Gilles's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Jean Gilles is associated with the Baroque music movement[12].
  • Jean Gilles's Commons category is recorded as Jean Gilles (composer)[13].
  • Jean Gilles's family name is recorded as Gilles[14].
  • Jean Gilles's given name is recorded as Jean[15].
  • Jean Gilles studied under André Campra[16].
  • Jean Gilles's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[17].
  • Jean Gilles's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean Gilles'}[18].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: FR[20]

  • Began / founded: 1668-01-08[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1705-02-05[22]

  • Genre(s): baroque[23]

  • Community tags: baroque, composer[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: acf5074b-a7b7-4869-9612-a0893f3dfaab[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tarascon[2], Jean Gilles… he was born on January 8, 1668[3].

Education

Jean Gilles studied under André Campra[16].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Gilles's professions included composer[6].

Death and Burial

Jean Gilles died on February 5, 1705[5]. He died in Avignon[4]. He is buried at Toulouse Cathedral[8].

Why It Matters

Jean Gilles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Jean Gilles born?

Jean Gilles was born in Tarascon[2].

Where did Jean Gilles die?

Jean Gilles died in Avignon[4].

What did Jean Gilles do for work?

Jean Gilles worked as composer[6].

Related Entities

Avignon France Tarascon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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