Karl Leister

German classical clarinet player
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Karl Leister

Summary

Karl Leister is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wilhelmshaven[2]. He was born on June 15, 1937[3]. He worked as a clarinetist[4], university teacher[5], and music educator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Karl Leister's place of birth was Wilhelmshaven[2].
  • Karl Leister was born on June 15, 1937[3].
  • Karl Leister held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Karl Leister worked as a clarinetist[4].
  • Karl Leister's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Karl Leister's professions included music educator[6].
  • Karl Leister's field of work was music[9].
  • Among Karl Leister's employers was Royal Academy of Music[10].
  • Among Karl Leister's employers was Berlin University of the Arts[11].
  • Among Karl Leister's employers was Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin[12].
  • Karl Leister was educated at Berlin University of the Arts[13].
  • Karl Leister was a member of Berlin Philharmonic[14].
  • Karl Leister is recorded as male[15].
  • Karl Leister's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Karl Leister's genre is classical music[17].
  • Karl Leister's family name is recorded as Leister[18].
  • Karl Leister's given name is recorded as Karl[19].
  • Karl Leister's work location is recorded as Berlin[20].
  • Karl Leister's instrument is recorded as clarinet[21].
  • Karl Leister's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[22].
  • Karl Leister's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[23].
  • Karl Leister's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Karl Leister'}[24].

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[25]

  • Country: DE[26]

  • Began / founded: 1937-06-15[27]

  • Genre(s): classical[28]

  • Community tags: clarinet, clarinetist, classical, german clarinetist[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6afe0f78-8e90-4539-b562-dfae433d41f2[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Karl Leister was born in Wilhelmshaven[2]. He was born on June 15, 1937[3].

Education

Karl Leister was educated at Berlin University of the Arts[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include clarinetist[4], university teacher[5], and music educator[6]. Karl Leister's field of work was music[9]. Employers include Royal Academy of Music[10], a conservatory[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1822[33], headquartered in London[34]; Berlin University of the Arts[11], a music school[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1696[37]; and Hanns Eisler Music School Berlin[12], a conservatory[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1950[40], headquartered in Berlin[41].

Why It Matters

Karl Leister ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Karl Leister born?

Karl Leister's place of birth was Wilhelmshaven[2].

What did Karl Leister do for work?

Karl Leister worked as clarinetist[4], university teacher[5], and music educator[6].

Where did Karl Leister go to school?

Karl Leister was educated at Berlin University of the Arts[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed German
    Given name Karl
    Work location Berlin
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