Johann Beer

Austrian composer and writer
Person human Q76444
Johann Beer
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Johann Beer

Summary

Johann Beer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sankt Georgen im Attergau[2]. He was born on February 28, 1655[3]. He died in Weißenfels[4]. He died on August 6, 1700[5]. He worked as a musicologist[6], singer[7], composer[8], music theorist[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Johann Beer was born in Sankt Georgen im Attergau[2].
  • Johann Beer died in Weißenfels[4].
  • Johann Beer was born on February 28, 1655[3].
  • Johann Beer died on August 6, 1700[5].
  • Johann Beer held citizenship in Holy Roman Empire[12].
  • Johann Beer's professions included musicologist[6].
  • Johann Beer's professions included singer[7].
  • Johann Beer worked as a composer[8].
  • Johann Beer worked as a music theorist[9].
  • Johann Beer worked as a writer[10].
  • Johann Beer is recorded as male[13].
  • Johann Beer's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Johann Beer is associated with the Baroque music movement[15].
  • Johann Beer's Commons category is recorded as Johann Beer[16].
  • Johann Beer's voice type is recorded as countertenor[17].
  • Johann Beer's family name is recorded as Beer[18].
  • Johann Beer's given name is recorded as Johann[19].
  • Johann Beer's instrument is recorded as violin[20].
  • Johann Beer's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Johann Beer's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[22].
  • Johann Beer's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[23].
  • Johann Beer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Johann Beer's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Johann Beer'}[25].
  • Johann Beer's writing language is recorded as German[26].

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[27]

  • Country: AT[28]

  • Began / founded: 1655-02-28[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1700-08-06[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 55bf0a47-85c9-45f2-aa08-86b70d4b49e6[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Johann Beer was born in Sankt Georgen im Attergau[2]. He was born on February 28, 1655[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[6], singer[7], composer[8], music theorist[9], and writer[10].

Death and Burial

Johann Beer died on August 6, 1700[5]. He passed away in Weißenfels[4].

Why It Matters

Johann Beer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Johann Beer born?

Born in Sankt Georgen im Attergau[2], Johann Beer…

Where did Johann Beer die?

Johann Beer passed away in Weißenfels[4].

What did Johann Beer do for work?

Johann Beer worked as musicologist[6], singer[7], composer[8], music theorist[9], and writer[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Occupation musicologist, singer, composer +2
    Writing language German
    Voice type countertenor
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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