Léon Jongen

Belgian conductor and composer (1884–1969)
Person human Q118096
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Léon Jongen

Summary

Léon Jongen is a human[1]. He was born in Liège[2]. He was born on March 2, 1884[3]. He died in Brussels[4]. He died on November 18, 1969[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], university teacher[8], and pianist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Léon Jongen was born in Liège[2].
  • Léon Jongen passed away in Brussels[4].
  • Léon Jongen was born on March 2, 1884[3].
  • Léon Jongen died on November 18, 1969[5].
  • Léon Jongen held citizenship in Belgium[11].
  • French was Léon Jongen's native language[12].
  • Léon Jongen worked as a conductor[6].
  • Léon Jongen's professions included composer[7].
  • Léon Jongen worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Léon Jongen's professions included pianist[9].
  • Léon Jongen was employed by Royal Conservatory of Brussels[13].
  • Léon Jongen's education included a stint at Royal Conservatory of Liège[14].
  • A notable student of Léon Jongen was Berthe di Vito-Delvaux[15].
  • Léon Jongen is recorded as male[16].
  • Léon Jongen's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Léon Jongen's genre is classical music[18].
  • Léon Jongen's family name is recorded as Jongen[19].
  • Léon Jongen's given name is recorded as Léon[20].
  • Léon Jongen's given name is recorded as Leon[21].
  • Léon Jongen's instrument is recorded as organ[22].
  • Léon Jongen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Léon Jongen's sibling is recorded as Joseph Jongen[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: BE[26]

  • Began / founded: 1884-03-02[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1969-11-18[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f26afaeb-8cf8-406a-af93-f8e73b0fc1de[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Léon Jongen's place of birth was Liège[2]. He was born on March 2, 1884[3]. French was his native language[12].

Education

Léon Jongen was educated at Royal Conservatory of Liège[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], university teacher[8], and pianist[9]. Léon Jongen was employed by Royal Conservatory of Brussels[13]. A notable student of him was Berthe di Vito-Delvaux[15].

Death and Burial

Léon Jongen died on November 18, 1969[5]. He passed away in Brussels[4].

Why It Matters

Léon Jongen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Léon Jongen born?

Born in Liège[2], Léon Jongen…

Where did Léon Jongen die?

Léon Jongen died in Brussels[4].

What did Léon Jongen do for work?

Léon Jongen worked as conductor[6], composer[7], university teacher[8], and pianist[9].

Where did Léon Jongen go to school?

Léon Jongen was educated at Royal Conservatory of Liège[14].

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. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Operone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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