Luigi Illica

Italian librettist (1857–1919)
Person human Q441843
Luigi Illica
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Luigi Illica

Summary

Luigi Illica is a human[1]. His place of birth was Castell'Arquato[2]. He was born on May 9, 1857[3]. He died in Castell'Arquato[4]. He died on December 16, 1919[5]. He worked as a librettist[6], playwright[7], journalist[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Castell'Arquato[2], Luigi Illica…
  • Luigi Illica died in Castell'Arquato[4].
  • Luigi Illica was born on May 9, 1857[3].
  • Luigi Illica died on December 16, 1919[5].
  • Luigi Illica held citizenship in Kingdom of Italy[11].
  • Luigi Illica worked as a librettist[6].
  • Luigi Illica's professions included playwright[7].
  • Luigi Illica worked as a journalist[8].
  • Luigi Illica worked as a poet[9].
  • Luigi Illica is recorded as male[12].
  • Luigi Illica's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Luigi Illica's Commons category is recorded as Luigi Illica[14].
  • Luigi Illica's given name is recorded as Luigi[15].
  • Luigi Illica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Luigi Illica[16].
  • Luigi Illica's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[17].
  • Luigi Illica's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[18].
  • Luigi Illica's Commons Creator page is recorded as Luigi Illica[19].
  • Luigi Illica's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Luigi Illica'}[20].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: IT[22]

  • Began / founded: 1857-05-09[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1919-12-16[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 15936f2e-497a-473f-b6f3-0423338f7c78[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Castell'Arquato[2], Luigi Illica… he was born on May 9, 1857[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librettist[6], playwright[7], journalist[8], and poet[9].

Death and Burial

Luigi Illica died on December 16, 1919[5]. He passed away in Castell'Arquato[4].

Why It Matters

Luigi Illica ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Luigi Illica born?

Born in Castell'Arquato[2], Luigi Illica…

Where did Luigi Illica die?

Luigi Illica passed away in Castell'Arquato[4].

What did Luigi Illica do for work?

Luigi Illica worked as librettist[6], playwright[7], journalist[8], and poet[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q1128537. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation librettist, playwright, journalist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  2. 20d ago · Pescan · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopaedia beliana id illica-luigi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8669]]: illica-luigi"
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