Josef Metternich

German opera singer (1915-2005)
Person human Q95732
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Josef Metternich

Summary

Josef Metternich is a human[1]. He was born in Hermülheim[2]. He was born on June 2, 1915[3]. He passed away in Feldafing[4]. He died on February 21, 2005[5]. He worked as a singer[6], opera singer[7], music educator[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Josef Metternich's place of birth was Hermülheim[2].
  • Josef Metternich died in Feldafing[4].
  • Josef Metternich was born on June 2, 1915[3].
  • Josef Metternich died on February 21, 2005[5].
  • Josef Metternich held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Josef Metternich's professions included singer[6].
  • Josef Metternich's professions included opera singer[7].
  • Josef Metternich worked as a music educator[8].
  • Josef Metternich worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Among Josef Metternich's employers was Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln[12].
  • A notable student of Josef Metternich was Vassiliki Karagianni[13].
  • A notable student of Josef Metternich was Barbara Gavakou[14].
  • Josef Metternich is recorded as male[15].
  • Josef Metternich's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Josef Metternich's voice type is recorded as baritone[17].
  • Josef Metternich's family name is recorded as Metternich[18].
  • Josef Metternich's given name is recorded as Josef[19].
  • Josef Metternich's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Josef Metternich's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[21].
  • Josef Metternich's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Josef Metternich'}[22].

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[23]

  • Country: DE[24]

  • Began / founded: 1915-06-02[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-02-21[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: de43ef23-c3f1-4cab-bde3-963d26dfc2f0[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Josef Metternich was born in Hermülheim[2]. He was born on June 2, 1915[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], opera singer[7], music educator[8], and university teacher[9]. Josef Metternich was employed by Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln[12]. Notable students include Vassiliki Karagianni[13], an opera singer[28], b. 1972[29], of Greece[30] and Barbara Gavakou[14], an opera singer[31], 1943–2019[32], of Greece[33].

Death and Burial

Josef Metternich died on February 21, 2005[5]. He died in Feldafing[4].

Why It Matters

Josef Metternich ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Josef Metternich born?

Josef Metternich's place of birth was Hermülheim[2].

Where did Josef Metternich die?

Josef Metternich died in Feldafing[4].

What did Josef Metternich do for work?

Josef Metternich worked as singer[6], opera singer[7], music educator[8], and university teacher[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer, opera singer, music educator +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32155|batch #32155]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (37)"
  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Hermülheim
    Citizenship
    Family name Metternich
    Cantic id 981058607996606706
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058607996606706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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