Karol Stryja

Polish conductor (1915-1998)
Person human Q4444431
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Karol Stryja

Summary

Karol Stryja is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cieszyn[2]. He was born on February 2, 1915[3]. He died in Katowice[4]. He died on January 31, 1998[5]. He worked as a conductor[6] and music educator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Karol Stryja was born in Cieszyn[2].
  • Karol Stryja died in Katowice[4].
  • Karol Stryja was born on February 2, 1915[3].
  • Karol Stryja was born on January 1, 1915[9].
  • Karol Stryja died on January 31, 1998[5].
  • Burial took place at Lutheran Cemetery in Cieszyn[10].
  • Karol Stryja held citizenship in Poland[11].
  • Karol Stryja's professions included conductor[6].
  • Karol Stryja worked as a music educator[7].
  • Karol Stryja's field of work was conducting[12].
  • Karol Stryja's field of work was music education[13].
  • Karol Stryja's education included a stint at Academy of Music in Katowice[14].
  • Karol Stryja received the Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[15].
  • Karol Stryja received the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[16].
  • Karol Stryja received the Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[17].
  • Karol Stryja received the Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[18].
  • Karol Stryja received the Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta[19].
  • Karol Stryja received the Order of Cyril and Methodius[20].
  • Karol Stryja's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[21].
  • Karol Stryja is recorded as male[22].
  • Karol Stryja's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Karol Stryja's Commons category is recorded as Karol Stryja[24].
  • Karol Stryja's given name is recorded as Karol[25].
  • Karol Stryja's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Polish[26].

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[27]

  • Country: PL[28]

  • Began / founded: 1915-02-02[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1998-01-31[30]

  • Genre(s): classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, conductor, polish conductor[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 32ad7e36-bce4-4ada-b1b7-6d6d4735a1d2[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cieszyn[2], Karol Stryja… Recorded date of birth include February 2, 1915[3] and January 1, 1915[9].

Education

Karol Stryja was educated at Academy of Music in Katowice[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6] and music educator[7]. Fields of work include conducting[12], an activity[34] and music education[13], a branch of education[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[15], a grade of an order[36], in Poland[37]; Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[16], a grade of an order[38], in Poland[39]; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[17], a grade of an order[40], in Poland[41]; Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[18], a grade of an order[42], in Poland[43]; Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta[19], a grade of an order[44], in Poland[45]; and Order of Cyril and Methodius[20], an order[46], in People's Republic of Bulgaria[47], founded in 1950[48].

Personal Life

Karol Stryja's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[21].

Death and Burial

Karol Stryja died on January 31, 1998[5]. He died in Katowice[4]. He is buried at Lutheran Cemetery in Cieszyn[10].

Why It Matters

Karol Stryja ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49]

FAQs

Where was Karol Stryja born?

Karol Stryja's place of birth was Cieszyn[2].

Where did Karol Stryja die?

Karol Stryja died in Katowice[4].

What did Karol Stryja do for work?

Karol Stryja worked as conductor[6] and music educator[7].

Where did Karol Stryja go to school?

Karol Stryja was educated at Academy of Music in Katowice[14].

What awards did Karol Stryja receive?

Honors received include Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[15], Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[16], Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[17], and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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