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Johann Schelle

German composer (1648-1701)
Person human Q449311

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
September 6, 1648, 1648[9]
Date of death
March 10, 1701
Place of birth
Geising
Place of death
Leipzig
Country of citizenship
Holy Roman Empire, Electorate of Saxony[10][11]
Occupation
composer, choir director, conductor, organist
Position held
Thomaskantor[12]
Work location
Helmstedt[20]
Student of
Heinrich Schütz[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin[23][24]
Date of baptism
September 6, 1648[26]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[22]
Family name
Schelle[18]
Given name
Johann[19]
Movement
Baroque music[17]
Name in native language
Johann Schelle[25]
P14928
tZg
Student
Georg Österreich, Reinhard Keiser, Christoph Graupner[13][14][15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johann Schelle ja ヨーハン・シェレ ja ヨハン・シェッレ ru Иоганн Шелле ru Шелле, Иоганн
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000083526374
VIAF cluster ID
5125029
Library of Congress authority ID
n88636960
GND ID
115399798
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001631954
Apple Music artist ID
181482368
Bach digital person ID
00004486
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139654193
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00374139
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11193991
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A006205
CiNii Research ID
1140282266664598912
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Classical Archives composer ID
57155
DBC author ID
87097992067556
DDB person (GND) ID
115399798
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115399798
Discogs artist ID
949914
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
229740
FactGrid item ID
Borghild Ouren
Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
17907
Grove Music Online ID
24793
Hyperion Records person ID
C530
IMSLP ID
Category:Schelle,_Johann
IdRef ID
193448092
KBR person ID
14193410
Libraries Australia ID
49860926
MGG Online ID
15614
MMB ID
82615
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
81183
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
388410
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000239330
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08978986
NL CR AUT ID
jx20100223007
NLA Trove people ID
1523734
NLP ID
a0000002594271
NUKAT ID
n2011080887
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000553806
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007286034205171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:0zi;=Bz
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810642766305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1050604
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
107876345
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786800543
Open Library ID
OL5541374A
OpenMLOL author ID
52027
Prabook ID
2217571
RERO ID (legacy)
A003794275
RILM ID
16372
RISM ID
people/30012789
SBN author ID
TO0V075233
SNAC ARK ID
w60v8pq5
Spotify artist ID
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Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
3467
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyX3KGRTMkpJpV8CvD8YP
Yale LUX ID
person/a0de069f-87d8-4512-a2d6-3df61edecc1f

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Students 4
Reinhard Keiser, Christoph Graupner, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Georg Österreich
Mb:teacher 3
Johann David Heinichen, Reinhard Keiser, Johann Theodor Roemhildt
Occupation 3
composer, conductor, choir director
Country of citizenship 2
Holy Roman Empire, Electorate of Saxony
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Latin
Student 2
Reinhard Keiser, Georg Österreich
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Given name 1
Johann
Instance of 1
human
Mb:conductor position 1
Thomanerchor
Movement 1
Baroque music
Place of birth 1
Geising
Place of death 1
Leipzig
Position held 1
Thomaskantor
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Heinrich Schütz
Teachers 1
Heinrich Schütz
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Heinrich Schütz
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Summary

Johann Schelle was born on September 6, 1648[1], in Geising[2]. He died on March 10, 1701[3], in Leipzig[4]. He worked as a composer[5], choir director[6], conductor[7], and organist[8].

FAQs

Where was Johann Schelle born?

Johann Schelle's place of birth was Geising[2].

Where did Johann Schelle die?

Johann Schelle passed away in Leipzig[4].

What did Johann Schelle do for work?

Johann Schelle worked as a composer[5], choir director[6], conductor[7], and organist[8].

Related Entities

Heinrich Schütz Holy Roman Empire Leipzig

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, choir director, conductor +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/61951|batch #61951]]: Import professions from Lower Saxony Biography"
  2. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Helmstedt
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/61911|batch #61911]]: Import places from Lower Saxony Biography"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14928 → tZg
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57561|batch #57561]]: Import Leipziger Biographie ID"
  4. 5w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Georg Österreich, Reinhard Keiser, Christoph Graupner
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
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  5. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 3467
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55956|batch #55956]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  6. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 3467
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID: 115399798, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  7. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German, Latin
    Family name → Schelle
    Place of birth → Geising
    Student → Georg Österreich, Reinhard Keiser, Christoph Graupner
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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