Kurt Schindler

German-American conductor and composer (1882–1935)
Person human Q87497
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Kurt Schindler

Summary

Kurt Schindler is a human[1]. His place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on February 17, 1882[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on November 16, 1935[5]. He worked as a composer[6], conductor[7], ethnomusicologist[8], and director[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Kurt Schindler was born in Berlin[2].
  • Born in Germany[11], Kurt Schindler…
  • Kurt Schindler passed away in New York City[4].
  • Kurt Schindler was born on February 17, 1882[3].
  • Kurt Schindler died on November 16, 1935[5].
  • Kurt Schindler held citizenship in German Empire[12].
  • Kurt Schindler worked as a composer[6].
  • Kurt Schindler worked as a conductor[7].
  • Kurt Schindler worked as an ethnomusicologist[8].
  • Kurt Schindler's professions included director[9].
  • Kurt Schindler's field of work was music[13].
  • Kurt Schindler's field of work was conducting[14].
  • Kurt Schindler is recorded as male[15].
  • Kurt Schindler's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kurt Schindler's Commons category is recorded as Kurt Schindler[17].
  • Kurt Schindler's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division[18].
  • Kurt Schindler's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[19].
  • Kurt Schindler's family name is recorded as Schindler[20].
  • Kurt Schindler's given name is recorded as Kurt[21].
  • Kurt Schindler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[22].
  • Kurt Schindler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Kurt Schindler's Commons Creator page is recorded as Kurt Schindler[24].
  • Kurt Schindler's sibling is recorded as Ewald Schindler[25].
  • Kurt Schindler's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[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: DE[28]

  • Began / founded: 1882-02-17[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1935-11-16[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3a8a0231-b97d-4972-8ec5-30e3f51cd54e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Berlin[2], a seat of government[32], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[33], founded in 1244[34] and Germany[11], a sovereign state[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1949[37]. Kurt Schindler was born on February 17, 1882[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], conductor[7], ethnomusicologist[8], and director[9]. Fields of work include music[13], a type of arts[38] and conducting[14], an activity[39].

Death and Burial

Kurt Schindler died on November 16, 1935[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Kurt Schindler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Kurt Schindler born?

Kurt Schindler was born in Berlin[2].

Where did Kurt Schindler die?

Kurt Schindler passed away in New York City[4].

What did Kurt Schindler do for work?

Kurt Schindler worked as composer[6], conductor[7], ethnomusicologist[8], and director[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Library of Congress Control Number. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

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    Place of death New York City
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed German, English
    Given name Kurt
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