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Léon Boëllmann

French organist and composer
Person human Q454109

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
September 25, 1862
Date of death
October 11, 1897
Place of birth
Ensisheim
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
composer, organist, music critic, music teacher, pianist
Employer
Conservatoire de Paris[15]
Position held
judge, chapelmaster[13][14]
Educated at
Niedermeyer school in Paris[16]
Award received
prix Chartier, Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[17][18]
Child
Marie-Louise Gigout-Boëllmann[11]
Genre
classical music[21]
Cause of death
tuberculosis[22]
Student of
Eugène Gigout
Languages spoken, written or signed
French
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary
Given name
Léon[23]
Instrument
organ
Manner of death
natural causes
Movement
Romantic music[20]
Name in native language
Léon Boëllmann
P14536
374798
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Place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
0000000119638272
VIAF cluster ID
54331830
Library of Congress authority ID
n81015574
GND ID
124954022
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Leon Boellmann.jpg ↗
AGORHA UUID
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AllMusic artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13891620b
CANTIC ID
981061257311806706
CIRDOC author ID
24415
CONOR.SI ID
88069987
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1003064
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CiNii Research ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DBA ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124954022
Dezède person ID
14264
Discogs artist ID
962970
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
87802
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
261197
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
leon-boellmann
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0010681
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
10467
Grove Music Online ID
03377
Hyperion Records person ID
C72
IMSLP ID
Category:Boëllmann,_Léon
IdRef ID
073707104
Isidore scholar ID
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IxTheo authority ID
368962962
KANTO ID
000190149
KBR person ID
13992233
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
234506
Libraries Australia ID
35983861
LiederNet composer ID
22872
MGG Online ID
370700
MuseScore artist ID
2855
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Musopen composer ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000236205
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11997865
NL CR AUT ID
xx0012062
NLA Trove people ID
1172897
NUKAT ID
n2009154880
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007282838305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199602866
National Library of Latvia ID
000041089
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810567414905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1601216
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
095663576
Obálky knih ID
xx0012062
Open Library ID
OL4629948A
OpenMLOL author ID
50116
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095515168
Parsifal cluster ID
322137
RISM ID
people/30092141
SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
1157
Treccani ID
leon-boellmann
WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
composer, organist, music critic
← Mb:teacher 3
Eugène Gigout, Gustave Lefèvre, Clément Loret
Mb:composer 2
Suite Gothique, Suite Gothique
Position held 2
judge, chapelmaster
Award received 1
Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms
Cause of death 1
tuberculosis
Compositions 1
Suite Gothique
Country of citizenship 1
France
Employer 1
Conservatoire de Paris
FactGrid item ID 1
subtangent
Genre 1
classical music
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
organ
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:teacher 1
Claude Delvincourt
Place of birth 1
Ensisheim
Place of burial 1
Montmartre Cemetery
Place of death 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Eugène Gigout
Teachers 1
Eugène Gigout
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Summary

Born in Ensisheim[1], he… he was born on September 25, 1862[2]. He died in Paris[3]. He died on October 11, 1897[4]. He worked as a composer[5], organist[6], music critic[7], music teacher[8], and pianist[9].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: FR[25]

  • Began / founded: 1862-09-25[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1897-10-11[27]

  • Genre(s): classical, romantic classical[28]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, french composer, romantic classical[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1fe62603-9e6f-4af1-93b2-2b8025cfc58d[30]

Body

Education

He studied under Eugène Gigout[31].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include judge[13], a legal profession[32] and chapelmaster[14], a position[33].

Recognition

Awards received include prix Chartier[17], a music award[34], in France[35], founded in 1859[36] and Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[18], an award[37], in France[38].

FAQs

Where was Léon Boëllmann born?

Léon Boëllmann's place of birth was Ensisheim[1].

Where did Léon Boëllmann die?

Léon Boëllmann died in Paris[3].

What did Léon Boëllmann do for work?

Léon Boëllmann worked as composer[5], organist[6], music critic[7], music teacher[8], and pianist[9].

Where did Léon Boëllmann go to school?

Léon Boëllmann was educated at Niedermeyer school in Paris[16].

What awards did Léon Boëllmann receive?

Honors received include prix Chartier[17] and Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[18].

Related Entities

Ensisheim France

References

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  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8w ago · Chlodovec · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement → Romantic music
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  2. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 374798
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  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0088943-Boellmann-Leon-18621897
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, organist, music critic +2
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  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Citizenship → —
    Occupation → composer, organist, music critic +2
    Child → Marie-Louise Gigout-Boëllmann
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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