Jean-Louis Petit

Composer and organist
Person human Q983899
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Summary

Jean-Louis Petit was born on August 20, 1937[1], in Faverolles[2]. He has worked as a conductor[3], composer[4], music educator[5], musician[6], and organist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[9]
  • Occupation: harpsichordist[10]
  • Field of work: classical music[11]
  • Educated at: Conservatoire de Paris[12], Schola Cantorum de Paris[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Movement: classical music[15]
  • Family name: Petit[16]
  • Given name: Jean-Louis[17]
  • Instrument: organ[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[19]
  • Name in native language: Jean-Louis Petit[20]

Why It Matters

Jean-Louis Petit is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Louis Petit born?

Jean-Louis Petit's place of birth was Faverolles[2].

What did Jean-Louis Petit do for work?

Jean-Louis Petit worked as a conductor[3], composer[4], music educator[5], musician[6], and organist[7].

Where did Jean-Louis Petit go to school?

Jean-Louis Petit was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[12] and Schola Cantorum de Paris[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr']
    Place of birth → Faverolles
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → conductor, composer, music educator +3
    Instance of → human
    Family name → Petit
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
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