Johannes Eccard

German composer and conductor
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Johannes Eccard
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Johannes Eccard

Summary

Johannes Eccard is a human[1]. He was born in Mühlhausen/Thuringia[2]. He was born on January 1, 1553[3]. He died in Berlin[4]. He died on January 1, 1611[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and music director[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Johannes Eccard was born in Mühlhausen/Thuringia[2].
  • Johannes Eccard died in Berlin[4].
  • Johannes Eccard was born on January 1, 1553[3].
  • Johannes Eccard died on January 1, 1611[5].
  • Johannes Eccard held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Johannes Eccard worked as a composer[6].
  • Johannes Eccard worked as a music director[7].
  • A notable student of Johannes Eccard was Johann Stobäus[10].
  • Johannes Eccard is recorded as male[11].
  • Johannes Eccard's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Johannes Eccard is associated with the German Renaissance movement[13].
  • Johannes Eccard's Commons category is recorded as Johannes Eccard[14].
  • Johannes Eccard's family name is recorded as Eccard[15].
  • Johannes Eccard's given name is recorded as Johannes[16].
  • Johannes Eccard studied under Orlande de Lassus[17].
  • Johannes Eccard studied under Andrea Gabrieli[18].
  • Johannes Eccard's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[19].
  • Johannes Eccard's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Johannes Eccard's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[21].
  • Johannes Eccard's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
  • Johannes Eccard's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Johannes Eccard's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[24].
  • Johannes Eccard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Johannes Eccard's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Johannes Eccard'}[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: DE[28]

  • Began / founded: 1553[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1611[30]

  • Genre(s): baroque, classical[31]

  • Community tags: baroque, classical[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 37590889-2ce9-445d-a6c9-68b8fa3255af[33]

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Origins and Family

Johannes Eccard's place of birth was Mühlhausen/Thuringia[2]. He was born on January 1, 1553[3].

Education

Studied under Orlande de Lassus[17], a composer[34], 1532–1594[35], of Habsburg Netherlands[36], awarded the Order of the Golden Spur[37], specialised in composer[38] and Andrea Gabrieli[18], a composer[39], 1533–1585[40], of Republic of Venice[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and music director[7]. A notable student of Johannes Eccard was Johann Stobäus[10].

Death and Burial

Johannes Eccard died on January 1, 1611[5]. He died in Berlin[4].

Why It Matters

Johannes Eccard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Johannes Eccard born?

Johannes Eccard was born in Mühlhausen/Thuringia[2].

Where did Johannes Eccard die?

Johannes Eccard died in Berlin[4].

What did Johannes Eccard do for work?

Johannes Eccard worked as composer[6] and music director[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Q24505195. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Q24505195. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Q24505195. wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q24505195. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q24505195. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q27770237. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q24505195. 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.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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