Johannes Zahn

German musicologist (1817–1895)
Person human Q78273
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Johannes Zahn

Summary

Johannes Zahn is a human[1]. Born in Eschenbach[2], he… he was born on August 1, 1817[3]. He died in Neuendettelsau[4]. He died on February 17, 1895[5]. He worked as a musicologist[6], writer[7], music theorist[8], composer[9], and pastor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Johannes Zahn's place of birth was Eschenbach[2].
  • Johannes Zahn died in Neuendettelsau[4].
  • Johannes Zahn was born on August 1, 1817[3].
  • Johannes Zahn was born on 1817[12].
  • Johannes Zahn died on February 17, 1895[5].
  • Johannes Zahn died on 1895[13].
  • Johannes Zahn held citizenship in Germany[14].
  • Johannes Zahn's professions included musicologist[6].
  • Johannes Zahn's professions included writer[7].
  • Johannes Zahn worked as a music theorist[8].
  • Johannes Zahn's professions included composer[9].
  • Johannes Zahn's professions included pastor[10].
  • Johannes Zahn's professions included hymnologist[15].
  • Johannes Zahn's field of work was music[16].
  • Johannes Zahn's field of work was musicology[17].
  • Johannes Zahn's field of work was theology[18].
  • Johannes Zahn's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[19].
  • Johannes Zahn is recorded as male[20].
  • Johannes Zahn's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Johannes Zahn's archives at is recorded as Q28735005[22].
  • Johannes Zahn's family name is recorded as Zahn[23].
  • Johannes Zahn's given name is recorded as Johannes[24].
  • Johannes Zahn's given name is recorded as Johann[25].
  • Johannes Zahn's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[26].
  • Johannes Zahn's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[27].

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[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1817-08-01[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1895-02-17[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 09902d1d-1fd4-404b-a6ce-c697009905bc[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Eschenbach[2], Johannes Zahn… Recorded date of birth include August 1, 1817[3] and 1817[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[6], writer[7], music theorist[8], composer[9], pastor[10], and hymnologist[15]. Fields of work include music[16], a type of arts[33]; musicology[17], an academic discipline[34]; and theology[18], an academic discipline[35].

Personal Life

Johannes Zahn's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[19].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 17, 1895[5] and 1895[13]. Johannes Zahn died in Neuendettelsau[4].

Why It Matters

Johannes Zahn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Johannes Zahn born?

Johannes Zahn's place of birth was Eschenbach[2].

Where did Johannes Zahn die?

Johannes Zahn died in Neuendettelsau[4].

What did Johannes Zahn do for work?

Johannes Zahn worked as musicologist[6], writer[7], music theorist[8], composer[9], and pastor[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Evangelisches Gesangbuch. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Neuendettelsau
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
    Given name Johannes, Johann
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