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Leopold August Abel

Violinist, composer
Person human Q2665908
Leopold August Abel
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
March 24, 1718, 1720, 1714[11][12]
Date of death
August 25, 1794
Place of birth
Köthen, Zerbst[10]
Place of death
Ludwigslust
Country of citizenship
Germany[17]
Occupation
conductor, composer, painter, miniaturist, violinist, draftsperson, musician, concertmaster[18][19][20]
Father
Christian Ferdinand Abel[13]
Child
Wilhelm August Christian Abel, August Christian Andreas Abel, Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius Abel[14][15][16]
Sibling
Carl Friedrich Abel, Ernst Heinrich Abel, Ernst August Abel[36][37][38]
Work location
Schwerin, Ludwigslust[26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[34]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[39]
Described by source
Encyclopedic Lexicon, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Complete Encyclopaedia of Music, 1880, Thieme-Becker-Vollmer[30][31][32][33]
Family name
Abel[23]
Floruit
1782[29]
Given name
Leopold, August[24][25]
Instrument
violin[28]
Movement
Baroque music[22]
Name in native language
Leopold August Abel[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leopold August Abel ar ليوبولد أوقست أبيل fa لئوپولد آوگوست آبل he לאופולד אוגוסט אבל ru Леопольд Август Абель sv Leba
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
47910408
GND ID
131992821
Artists of the World ID
10001017T3
BMLO ID
a0010
Bach digital person ID
00008181
Benezit ID
B00000215
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00843668
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
131992821
Discogs artist ID
2542220
Europeana entity
agent/base/27161
FactGrid item ID
Unterfladnitz
Freebase ID
/m/05h4ksd
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Museum-digital ID
269158
MusicBrainz artist ID
3341fc20-c104-47d0-b368-6b0c99efaaec
Musicalics composer ID
81379
RISM ID
people/30007867
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfmkDhpc8cBbdjjfyrg8C

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Occupation 3
composer, painter, conductor
Given name 2
August, Leopold
Place of birth 2
Köthen, Zerbst
Work location 2
Schwerin, Ludwigslust
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
Thieme-Becker-Vollmer
FactGrid item ID 1
Unterfladnitz
Family name 1
Abel
Father 1
Christian Ferdinand Abel
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
violin
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Movement 1
Baroque music
Parent of 1
Christian Ferdinand Abel
Place of death 1
Ludwigslust
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Carl Friedrich Abel
Siblings 1
Carl Friedrich Abel
← Mb:parent 1
Christian Ferdinand Abel
← Mb:sibling 1
Carl Friedrich Abel
← Mb:teacher 1
Franz Benda
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Summary

Leopold August Abel was born on March 24, 1718[1], in Köthen[2]. He died on August 25, 1794[3], in Ludwigslust[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], painter[7], miniaturist[8], and violinist[9].

FAQs

Where was Leopold August Abel born?

Leopold August Abel's place of birth was Köthen[2].

Where did Leopold August Abel die?

Leopold August Abel died in Ludwigslust[4].

Who were Leopold August Abel's parents?

Leopold August Abel's father was Christian Ferdinand Abel[13].

What did Leopold August Abel do for work?

Leopold August Abel worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], painter[7], miniaturist[8], and violinist[9].

Related Entities

Carl Friedrich Abel Franz Benda Germany Schwerin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q27685025. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Q27685025. wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Q26234833. wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . Abel, Leopold August. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Q26234833. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → conductor, composer, painter +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Sex or gender → male
    Work location → Schwerin, Ludwigslust
    Instrument → violin
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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