Joseph Jongen

Belgian organist and composer (1873–1953)

Person human Q561259

Facts

25 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: December 14, 1873
Date of death: July 12, 1953
Place of birth: Liège
Place of death: Sart-lez-Spa
Country of citizenship: Belgium^[10]
Occupation: composer, musicologist, music educator, university teacher, conductor, pianist, organist^[12]^[13]
Employer: Royal Conservatory of Brussels^[14]
Educated at: Royal Conservatory of Liège^[15]
Award received: Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown, Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II, Commander of the Order of Leopold, Civic Cross, 1st class, Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal, Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sava^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
Sibling: Léon Jongen^[35]
Genre: opera^[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[32]
Birth name: Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen^[33]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Described by source: Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[31]
Family name: Jongen^[28]
Given name: Joseph^[29]
Has works in the collection: Royal Library of Belgium^[36]
Instrument: pipe organ^[30]
Name in native language: Joseph Jongen^[34]
Native language: French^[11]
P14536: 437670

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Student: Lucie Vellère, Eugène Guillaume^[16]^[17]

🏷️ Also known as

en Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen en Joseph Jongen cs Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen cs Joseph-Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas Jongen cs Josef Jongen da Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen da Joseph-Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas Jongen de Joseph-Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas Jongen el Γιόζεφ Γιόνγκεν es Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen fi Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen ja ヨセフ・ヨンゲン ja ジョゼフ・ジョンゲン ja ジョンゲン ja ヨーゼフ・ヨンゲン ja ヨセフ・ヨンゲ ja ヨゼフ・ヨンゲン ja ヨンゲ ja ヨンゲン ko 요셉 용건

🔖 Identifiers · 66

ISNI: 0000000116833523
VIAF cluster ID: 89149401
Library of Congress authority ID: n80096732
GND ID: 12089162X
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Joseph Jongen jeune.jpg ↗
Académie royale de Belgique member ID: joseph-marie-alphonse-nicolas-jongen
BMLO ID: j0134
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13176463n
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: jongen-joseph
CONOR.BG ID: 47050597
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 1009204
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791555750912

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Classical Archives composer ID: 10622
DAHR artist ID: 360667
Deezer artist ID: 1637434
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 12089162X
Dezède person ID: 19592
Dictionnaire des Wallons ID: jongen-joseph
Discogs artist ID: 1356669
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Joseph-Jongen
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: joseph-jongen
Europeana entity: agent/base/155181
FAST ID: 58414
Freebase ID: /m/01v0_sf
GTAA ID: 256515
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000044513554757
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID: 10267
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Joseph_Jongen
Grove Music Online ID: 14472
Hyperion Records person ID: C318
IMSLP ID: Category:Jongen,_Joseph
IdRef ID: 150520875
KANTO ID: 000207667
KBR person ID: 14804084
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 12089162X
Libris-URI: 86lptzls4gvw2sm
LiederNet composer ID: 4560
MMB ID: 71754
MusicBrainz artist ID: 65b2377a-59b7-4c39-8a92-926201985392
Musicalics composer ID: 79979
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID: 270935
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000237959
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA05687921
NDL Authority ID: 01061660
NL CR AUT ID: mzk2011630614
NLA Trove people ID: 1013636
NUKAT ID: n2003062075
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007282693005171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000208620
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810545797205606
National Library of Portugal ID: 1615828
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1392484
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073938149
Olympedia people ID: 5005129
Open Library ID: OL4692389A
OpenMLOL author ID: 51240
Parsifal cluster ID: 784435
Polish Music Library PBM ID: jongen-joseph
Prabook ID: 2248292
SBN author ID: CFIV205630
SELIBR ID: 302244
SNAC ARK ID: w6jq12f2
SVKKL authority ID: 0327778-Jongen-Joseph-18731953
Spotify artist ID: 3OUYF2xT6RlgU2Ut64ikpH
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJfcPH8hTCYmTGrGdH97HC
Yale LUX ID: person/a0d6fc96-542f-43fc-84d2-82e191cc2ff6

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 6

composer, conductor, pianist, university teacher, musicologist, music educator

Mb:composer 4

Mass, Op. 130, Mass, Op. 130, Symphonie concertante (Jongen), Symphonie concertante (Jongen)

Mb:teacher 4

Lucie Vellère, Maurice Vaute, Charles Hens, Léon Stekke

Students 2

Jesús Guridi, Lucie Vellère

Award received 1

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Country of citizenship 1

Belgium

Educated at 1

Royal Conservatory of Liège

Employer 1

Royal Conservatory of Brussels

Genre 1

opera

Given name 1

Joseph

Has works in the collection 1

Royal Library of Belgium

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

pipe organ

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Mb:sibling 1

Léon Jongen

Native language 1

French

Place of birth 1

Liège

Place of death 1

Sart-lez-Spa

Sex or gender 1

male

Sibling 1

Léon Jongen

Siblings 1

Léon Jongen

Student 1

Lucie Vellère

← FactGrid item ID 1

Wodąca

← Mb:teacher 1

Jean-Théodore Radoux

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Summary

Joseph Jongen was born on December 14, 1873^[1], in Liège^[2]. He died on July 12, 1953^[3], in Sart-lez-Spa^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], musicologist^[6], music educator^[7], university teacher^[8], and conductor^[9].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Jongen born?

Joseph Jongen was born in Liège^[2].

Where did Joseph Jongen die?

Joseph Jongen died in Sart-lez-Spa^[4].

What did Joseph Jongen do for work?

Joseph Jongen worked as a composer^[5], musicologist^[6], music educator^[7], university teacher^[8], and conductor^[9].

Where did Joseph Jongen go to school?

Joseph Jongen was educated at Royal Conservatory of Liège^[15].

What awards did Joseph Jongen receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown^[18], Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II^[19], Commander of the Order of Leopold^[20], and Civic Cross, 1st class^[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Joseph Jongen — place of birth (P19): Liège. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Joseph Jongen — place of death (P20): Sart-lez-Spa. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Joseph Jongen — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Joseph Jongen — country of citizenship (P27): Belgium. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Joseph Jongen — educated at (P69): Royal Conservatory of Liège. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Joseph Jongen — native language (P103): French. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Joseph Jongen — occupation (P106): composer. Musicalics. Retrieved 2022-04-05. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Joseph Jongen — occupation (P106): musicologist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Joseph Jongen — occupation (P106): music educator. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Joseph Jongen — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Joseph Jongen — occupation (P106): conductor. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Joseph Jongen — occupation (P106): pianist. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Joseph Jongen — occupation (P106): organist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Joseph Jongen — employer (P108): Royal Conservatory of Brussels. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Joseph Jongen — genre (P136): opera. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Commander of the Order of Leopold. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Civic Cross, 1st class. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Commander of the Legion of Honour. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Joseph Jongen — award received (P166): Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sava. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Joseph Jongen — date of birth (P569): December 14, 1873. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Joseph Jongen — date of death (P570): July 12, 1953. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Joseph Jongen — family name (P734): Jongen. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Joseph Jongen — given name (P735): Joseph. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Joseph Jongen — student (P802): Lucie Vellère. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Joseph Jongen — student (P802): Eugène Guillaume (compositeur). wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Joseph Jongen — instrument (P1303): pipe organ. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Joseph Jongen — described by source (P1343): Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Joseph Jongen — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Joseph Jongen — birth name (P1477): Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Joseph Jongen — name in native language (P1559): Joseph Jongen. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Joseph Jongen — sibling (P3373): Léon Jongen. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Joseph Jongen — has works in the collection (P6379): Royal Library of Belgium. Retrieved 2025-02-05. wikidata.org.

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Joseph Jongen

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