Johann Bernhard Bach the elder

German composer (1676-1749)
Person human Q696000
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Johann Bernhard Bach the elder

Summary

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder is a human[1]. Born in Erfurt[2], he… he was born on May 23, 1676[3]. He died in Eisenach[4]. He died on June 11, 1749[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and harpsichordist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Erfurt[2], Johann Bernhard Bach the elder…
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder died in Eisenach[4].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder was born on May 23, 1676[3].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder died on June 11, 1749[5].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's father was Johann Aegidius Bach[9].
  • A child of Johann Bernhard Bach the elder was Johann Ernst Bach[10].
  • A child of Johann Bernhard Bach the elder was Friederica Maria Bach[11].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder worked as a composer[6].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder worked as a harpsichordist[7].
  • A notable student of Johann Bernhard Bach the elder was Johann Gottfried Walther[13].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder is recorded as male[14].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's family is recorded as Bach family[16].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder is associated with the Baroque music movement[17].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's family name is recorded as Bach[18].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's given name is recorded as Johann[19].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's given name is recorded as Bernhard[20].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder studied under Johann Aegidius Bach[21].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's instrument is recorded as organ[22].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[23].
  • Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].

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.

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  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: DE[26]

  • Began / founded: 1676-05-23[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1749-06-11[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 05b85504-1057-47ea-8ca5-7099f4960633[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's place of birth was Erfurt[2]. He was born on May 23, 1676[3]. His father was Johann Aegidius Bach[9].

Education

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder studied under Johann Aegidius Bach[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and harpsichordist[7]. A notable student of Johann Bernhard Bach the elder was Johann Gottfried Walther[13].

Personal Life

Children include Johann Ernst Bach[10], an organist[30], 1722–1777[31], of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[32] and Friederica Maria Bach[11].

Death and Burial

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder died on June 11, 1749[5]. He passed away in Eisenach[4].

Why It Matters

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Johann Bernhard Bach the elder born?

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder was born in Erfurt[2].

Where did Johann Bernhard Bach the elder die?

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder died in Eisenach[4].

Who were Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's parents?

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder's father was Johann Aegidius Bach[9].

What did Johann Bernhard Bach the elder do for work?

Johann Bernhard Bach the elder worked as composer[6] and harpsichordist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Place of death Eisenach
    Country of citizenship Germany
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