Johannes Petzold

German composer and director of church music (1912–1985)
Person human Q1698147
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Johannes Petzold

Summary

Johannes Petzold is a human[1]. He was born in Plauen[2]. He was born on October 24, 1912[3]. He died in Eisenach[4]. He died on May 19, 1985[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and Kirchenmusikdirektor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Johannes Petzold was born in Plauen[2].
  • Johannes Petzold died in Eisenach[4].
  • Johannes Petzold was born on October 24, 1912[3].
  • Johannes Petzold died on May 19, 1985[5].
  • Johannes Petzold held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Johannes Petzold held citizenship in German Democratic Republic[10].
  • Johannes Petzold worked as a composer[6].
  • Johannes Petzold's professions included Kirchenmusikdirektor[7].
  • Johannes Petzold is recorded as male[11].
  • Johannes Petzold's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Johannes Petzold was affiliated with the Nazi Party[13].
  • Johannes Petzold's family name is recorded as Petzold[14].
  • Johannes Petzold's given name is recorded as Johannes[15].
  • Johannes Petzold's work location is recorded as Eisenach[16].
  • Johannes Petzold's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[17].
  • Johannes Petzold's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[18].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: DE[20]

  • Began / founded: 1912-10-24[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-05-19[22]

  • Genre(s): church music[23]

  • Community tags: church music[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5e300f21-08e9-4a90-8087-ffbbd574dd4e[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Plauen[2], Johannes Petzold… he was born on October 24, 1912[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and Kirchenmusikdirektor[7].

Personal Life

Johannes Petzold was affiliated with the Nazi Party[13].

Death and Burial

Johannes Petzold died on May 19, 1985[5]. He died in Eisenach[4].

Why It Matters

Johannes Petzold ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Johannes Petzold born?

Johannes Petzold's place of birth was Plauen[2].

Where did Johannes Petzold die?

Johannes Petzold died in Eisenach[4].

What did Johannes Petzold do for work?

Johannes Petzold worked as composer[6] and Kirchenmusikdirektor[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q123154300. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Q123154300. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Plauen
    Ixtheo authority id 391016970
    Library of congress authority id n94017121
    Google knowledge graph id /g/122x7l4q
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