Johann Ernst Bach

German composer (1722-1777)
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Johann Ernst Bach

Summary

Johann Ernst Bach is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eisenach[2]. He was born on January 28, 1722[3]. He passed away in Eisenach[4]. He died on September 1, 1777[5]. He worked as an organist[6], composer[7], and chapelmaster[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Johann Ernst Bach's place of birth was Eisenach[2].
  • Johann Ernst Bach passed away in Eisenach[4].
  • Johann Ernst Bach was born on January 28, 1722[3].
  • Johann Ernst Bach died on September 1, 1777[5].
  • Burial took place at Alter Friedhof[10].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's father was Johann Bernhard Bach the elder[11].
  • A child of Johann Ernst Bach was Johann Georg Bach[12].
  • Johann Ernst Bach held citizenship in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[13].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's professions included organist[6].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's professions included composer[7].
  • Johann Ernst Bach worked as a chapelmaster[8].
  • Johann Ernst Bach was educated at Thomasschule zu Leipzig[14].
  • Johann Ernst Bach was educated at Martin-Luther-Gymnasium Eisenach[15].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[16].
  • Johann Ernst Bach is recorded as male[17].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's family is recorded as Bach family[19].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's Commons category is recorded as Johann Ernst Bach[20].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's family name is recorded as Bach[21].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's given name is recorded as Johann[22].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's given name is recorded as Ernst[23].
  • Johann Ernst Bach studied under Johann Sebastian Bach[24].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's instrument is recorded as organ[25].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • Johann Ernst Bach's date of baptism is recorded as January 30, 1722[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1722-01-28[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1777-09-01[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, classical period[32]

  • Community tags: classical, classical period, composer, german composer[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 72ceb349-856b-46f5-b0b4-f84540b714c0[34]

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Origins and Family

Johann Ernst Bach was born in Eisenach[2]. He was born on January 28, 1722[3]. His father was Johann Bernhard Bach the elder[11].

Education

Educated at Thomasschule zu Leipzig[14], a school[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1212[37] and Martin-Luther-Gymnasium Eisenach[15], a school[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1185[40]. Johann Ernst Bach studied under Johann Sebastian Bach[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include organist[6], composer[7], and chapelmaster[8].

Personal Life

A child of Johann Ernst Bach was Johann Georg Bach[12]. His religion is recorded as Lutheranism[16].

Death and Burial

Johann Ernst Bach died on September 1, 1777[5]. He died in Eisenach[4]. Burial took place at Alter Friedhof[10].

Why It Matters

Johann Ernst Bach ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Johann Ernst Bach born?

Johann Ernst Bach was born in Eisenach[2].

Where did Johann Ernst Bach die?

Johann Ernst Bach passed away in Eisenach[4].

Who were Johann Ernst Bach's parents?

Johann Ernst Bach's father was Johann Bernhard Bach the elder[11].

What did Johann Ernst Bach do for work?

Johann Ernst Bach worked as organist[6], composer[7], and chapelmaster[8].

Where did Johann Ernst Bach go to school?

Johann Ernst Bach was educated at Thomasschule zu Leipzig[14] and Martin-Luther-Gymnasium Eisenach[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . books.google.de. books.google.de. Provenance: 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.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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