Joseph Schmidt

Jewish Romanian opera singer (1904-1942)
Person human Q94513
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Joseph Schmidt

Summary

Joseph Schmidt is a human[1]. He was born in Davydivka[2]. He was born on March 4, 1904[3]. He passed away in Internment Camp Girenbad[4]. He died on November 16, 1942[5]. He worked as an opera singer[6], hazzan[7], film actor[8], actor[9], and musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Schmidt was born in Davydivka[2].
  • Joseph Schmidt died in Internment Camp Girenbad[4].
  • Joseph Schmidt was born on March 4, 1904[3].
  • Joseph Schmidt died on November 16, 1942[5].
  • Joseph Schmidt is buried at Israelite Cemetery Lower Frisian Mountain[12].
  • Joseph Schmidt held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[13].
  • Joseph Schmidt held citizenship in Romania[14].
  • Joseph Schmidt is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[15].
  • Joseph Schmidt's professions included opera singer[6].
  • Joseph Schmidt's professions included hazzan[7].
  • Joseph Schmidt's professions included film actor[8].
  • Joseph Schmidt worked as an actor[9].
  • Joseph Schmidt worked as a musician[10].
  • Joseph Schmidt's professions included singer[16].
  • Joseph Schmidt's field of work was music[17].
  • Joseph Schmidt's field of work was singing[18].
  • Joseph Schmidt's field of work was film[19].
  • Joseph Schmidt's field of work was opera[20].
  • Joseph Schmidt is recorded as male[21].
  • Joseph Schmidt's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Joseph Schmidt's genre is opera[23].
  • Joseph Schmidt's genre is easy listening[24].
  • Joseph Schmidt's genre is religious music[25].
  • Joseph Schmidt's military branch is recorded as Czechoslovak army in exile[26].
  • Joseph Schmidt's Commons category is recorded as Joseph Schmidt[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Joseph Schmidt's place of birth was Davydivka[2]. He was born on March 4, 1904[3]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer[6], hazzan[7], film actor[8], actor[9], musician[10], and singer[16]. Fields of work include music[17], a type of arts[28]; singing[18], a type of activity[29]; film[19]; and opera[20], a music genre[30], founded in 1600[31].

Death and Burial

Joseph Schmidt died on November 16, 1942[5]. He passed away in Internment Camp Girenbad[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[32]. Burial took place at Israelite Cemetery Lower Frisian Mountain[12].

Why It Matters

Joseph Schmidt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Schmidt born?

Joseph Schmidt was born in Davydivka[2].

Where did Joseph Schmidt die?

Joseph Schmidt passed away in Internment Camp Girenbad[4].

What did Joseph Schmidt do for work?

Joseph Schmidt worked as opera singer[6], hazzan[7], film actor[8], actor[9], and musician[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Where Zurich Comes to Rest - The Cemeteries of the City of Zurich. Retrieved . josephschmidt-archiv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Database of members of the Czechoslovak Republic of military units abroad for the World War II. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [32] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . vuapraha.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Joseph Schmidt. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-schmidt
MLA “Joseph Schmidt.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-schmidt.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_joseph-schmidt_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Joseph Schmidt}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-schmidt}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Joseph Schmidt — https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-schmidt (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-schmidt · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation opera singer, hazzan, film actor +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.