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Johann David Heinichen

German composer and music theorist
Person Human Q506627

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 17, 1683
Date of death
July 16, 1729
Place of birth
Teuchern
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
composer, organist, musicologist, music theorist, lawyer, conductor, jurist, chapelmaster[11][12][13]
Field of work
music[14]
Educated at
Leipzig University, Thomasschule zu Leipzig[15][16]
Cause of death
tuberculosis[20]
Student of
Johann Kuhnau[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[32]
Archives at
Saxon State and University Library, Dresden[19]
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Outstanding personalities in Dresden and their flats, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers, Neue Deutsche Biographie[27][28][29][30][31]
Family name
Heinichen[21]
Given name
Johann, David[22][23]
Instrument
pipe organ[26]
List of works
list of compositions by Johann David Heinichen[33]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Movement
Baroque music[18]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 79
ISNI
0000000108886510
VIAF cluster ID
37102049
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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Alvin ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bach digital person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
260500
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
17371
Grove Music Online ID
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Hanslick Online person ID
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IMSLP ID
Category:Heinichen,_Johann_David
IdRef ID
076613909
IxTheo authority ID
13386118X
J9U entity ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
14822818
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Lex ID
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MMB ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08681138
NDL Authority ID
031939355
NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810627567505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1502762
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070584117
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
OL510577A
OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Polish Music Library PBM ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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RISM ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Saxon Biography ID
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Treccani ID
johann-david-heinichen
UOM ID
60080
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058519967106706
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/284494
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/6fb1f828-8395-4eba-a6a3-8c113cf4be7b

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
lawyer, composer, organist, musicologist, music theorist
← Mb:teacher 3
Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Kuhnau, Johann Schelle
Educated at 2
Leipzig University, Thomasschule zu Leipzig
Given name 2
David, Johann
Mb:teacher 2
Johann Georg Pisendel, Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Archives at 1
Saxon State and University Library, Dresden
Cause of death 1
tuberculosis
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
FactGrid item ID 1
Master of Saint Francis
Field of work 1
music
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
pipe organ
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
List of works 1
list of compositions by Johann David Heinichen
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:conductor position 1
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Movement 1
Baroque music
Place of birth 1
Teuchern
Place of death 1
Dresden
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Johann Kuhnau
Students 1
Johann Georg Pisendel
Teachers 1
Johann Kuhnau
← FactGrid item ID 1
Appius Claudius Caecus
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Summary

Johann David Heinichen was born on April 17, 1683[1], in Teuchern[2]. He died on July 16, 1729[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a composer[5], organist[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], and lawyer[9].

FAQs

Where was Johann David Heinichen born?

Johann David Heinichen was born in Teuchern[2].

Where did Johann David Heinichen die?

Johann David Heinichen died in Dresden[4].

What did Johann David Heinichen do for work?

Johann David Heinichen worked as a composer[5], organist[6], musicologist[7], music theorist[8], and lawyer[9].

Where did Johann David Heinichen go to school?

Johann David Heinichen was educated at Leipzig University[15] and Thomasschule zu Leipzig[16].

Related Entities

Appius Claudius Caecus Georg Philipp Telemann Germany lawyer music

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Outstanding personalities in Dresden and their flats +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
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    Deezer artist ID → 3302701
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  3. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 2026
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55956: migrate GND to own IDs"
  4. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 14scXu
    Saxon Biography ID → 2026
    "Created claim: Saxon Biography ID: 118709712, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, organist, musicologist +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01373531
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