Jean-Jacques Nattiez

Canadian musicologist
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Jean-Jacques Nattiez

Summary

Jean-Jacques Nattiez is a human[1]. His place of birth was Amiens[2]. He was born on December 30, 1945[3]. He worked as a musicologist[4], philosopher[5], ethnomusicologist[6], university teacher[7], and music critic[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's place of birth was Amiens[2].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez was born on December 30, 1945[3].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez held citizenship in France[10].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez held citizenship in Canada[11].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez worked as a musicologist[4].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's professions included philosopher[5].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's professions included ethnomusicologist[6].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez worked as a music critic[8].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez worked as a semiotician[12].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's field of work was musicology[13].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez held the position of emeritus[14].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez was employed by Université de Montréal[15].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez received the Officer of the Order of Canada[16].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez received the Molson Prize[17].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez received the Knight of the National Order of Quebec[18].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez received the Prix Québec-Paris[19].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez received the André Laurendeau Prize[20].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[21].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez was a member of Royal Society of Canada[22].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez was a member of Academia Europaea[23].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez is recorded as male[24].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's Commons category is recorded as Jean-Jacques Nattiez[26].
  • Jean-Jacques Nattiez's family name is recorded as Nattiez[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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1945-12-30[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b2fe5ebb-17b5-4cc3-96bf-ed20aef6c986[31]

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Origins and Family

Jean-Jacques Nattiez was born in Amiens[2]. He was born on December 30, 1945[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[4], philosopher[5], ethnomusicologist[6], university teacher[7], music critic[8], and semiotician[12]. Jean-Jacques Nattiez's field of work was musicology[13]. He was employed by Université de Montréal[15]. He held the position of emeritus[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Canada[16], a grade of an order[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1967[34]; Molson Prize[17], an award[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1962[37]; Knight of the National Order of Quebec[18], a grade of an order[38], in Canada[39]; Prix Québec-Paris[19], a literary award[40], in Canada[41], founded in 1958[42]; André Laurendeau Prize[20], a science award[43], in Canada[44]; and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[21], a fellowship award[45], in Canada[46].

Why It Matters

Jean-Jacques Nattiez ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Jacques Nattiez born?

Jean-Jacques Nattiez was born in Amiens[2].

What did Jean-Jacques Nattiez do for work?

Jean-Jacques Nattiez worked as musicologist[4], philosopher[5], ethnomusicologist[6], university teacher[7], and music critic[8].

What awards did Jean-Jacques Nattiez receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[16], Molson Prize[17], Knight of the National Order of Quebec[18], and Prix Québec-Paris[19].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Canadiana Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Canadiana Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Canadiana Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Canadiana Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . canadacouncil.ca. canadacouncil.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . acfas.ca. acfas.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . rsc-src.ca. rsc-src.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Canadiana Name Authority File. 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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