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Léon Jongen

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

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
March 2, 1884
Date of death
November 18, 1969
Place of birth
Liège
Place of death
Brussels
Country of citizenship
Belgium[9]
Occupation
conductor, composer, university teacher, pianist
Employer
Royal Conservatory of Brussels[11]
Educated at
Royal Conservatory of Liège[12]
Sibling
Joseph Jongen[21]
Genre
classical music[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[20]
Family name
Jongen[16]
Given name
Léon, Leon[17][18]
Instrument
organ[19]
Native language
French[10]
Student
Berthe di Vito-Delvaux[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Léon Jongen cs Leon Jongen cs Léon Jongen ja レオン・ジョンゲン nl Leon Jongen pl Leon Jongen pl Léon Marie Victor Justin Jongen ru Йонген, Леон ru Леон Йонген
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000115732536
VIAF cluster ID
66729479
Library of Congress authority ID
nr89002237
GND ID
131844466
AGORHA UUID
14b9c165-0d85-413f-935b-a12c7b6392d3
Académie royale de Belgique member ID
marie-justin-victor-leon-jongen
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
147644963
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
131844466
Dezède person ID
31654
Discogs artist ID
1265339
FAST ID
245834
FactGrid item ID
Alfred Groyer
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122bfj00
Grove Music Online ID
14473
IMSLP ID
Category:Jongen,_Léon
IdRef ID
18239655X
KANTO ID
000207668
LiederNet author ID
22437
LiederNet composer ID
22437
MusicBrainz artist ID
f26afaeb-8cf8-406a-af93-f8e73b0fc1de
Musicalics composer ID
79978
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000384252
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2011630618
NLP ID
a0000002916085
NUKAT ID
n2004049380
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007400598105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810616793405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
268934096
Open Library ID
OL4640486A
Operone composer ID
jongen
Polish Music Library PBM ID
jongen-leon
RISM ID
people/30065838
SBN author ID
DDSV175753
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRRpTFcRDR4DfRPD6dwC

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Occupation 4
composer, conductor, pianist, university teacher
Mb:dedication 2
Symphonie concertante (Jongen), Symphonie concertante (Jongen)
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Educated at 1
Royal Conservatory of Liège
Employer 1
Royal Conservatory of Brussels
FactGrid item ID 1
Alfred Groyer
Genre 1
classical music
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
organ
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Mb:teacher 1
Berthe di Vito-Delvaux
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Liège
Place of death 1
Brussels
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Joseph Jongen
Siblings 1
Joseph Jongen
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← Mb:sibling 1
Joseph Jongen
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Summary

Léon Jongen was born on March 2, 1884[1], in Liège[2]. He died on November 18, 1969[3], in Brussels[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], university teacher[7], and pianist[8].

FAQs

Where was Léon Jongen born?

Léon Jongen's place of birth was Liège[2].

Where did Léon Jongen die?

Léon Jongen died in Brussels[4].

What did Léon Jongen do for work?

Léon Jongen worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], university teacher[7], and pianist[8].

Where did Léon Jongen go to school?

Léon Jongen was educated at Royal Conservatory of Liège[12].

Related Entities

Belgium Liège

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Operone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → —
    Sibling → Joseph Jongen
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Place of birth → Liège
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