Mátyás Seiber

British-Hungarian composer (1905–1960)
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Mátyás Seiber
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Mátyás Seiber

Summary

Mátyás Seiber is a human[1]. His place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on May 4, 1905[3]. He passed away in Cape Town[4]. He died on September 24, 1960[5]. He worked as a composer[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], and cellist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Mátyás Seiber's place of birth was Budapest[2].
  • Mátyás Seiber passed away in Cape Town[4].
  • Mátyás Seiber was born on May 4, 1905[3].
  • Mátyás Seiber died on September 24, 1960[5].
  • Mátyás Seiber held citizenship in Hungary[11].
  • Mátyás Seiber held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Hungarian was Mátyás Seiber's native language[13].
  • Mátyás Seiber worked as a composer[6].
  • Mátyás Seiber worked as a music educator[7].
  • Mátyás Seiber's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Mátyás Seiber's professions included cellist[9].
  • Mátyás Seiber's field of work was film score[14].
  • Mátyás Seiber's education included a stint at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[15].
  • A notable student of Mátyás Seiber was Hugh Wood[16].
  • Mátyás Seiber is recorded as male[17].
  • Mátyás Seiber's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Mátyás Seiber's genre is classical music[19].
  • Mátyás Seiber's genre is jazz[20].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[21].
  • Mátyás Seiber's family name is recorded as Q37433247[22].
  • Mátyás Seiber's given name is recorded as Mátyás[23].
  • Mátyás Seiber's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[24].
  • Mátyás Seiber's instrument is recorded as cello[25].
  • Mátyás Seiber's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[26].
  • Mátyás Seiber's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[27].

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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: HU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1905-05-04[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1960-09-24[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical, jazz, modern classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical, jazz, modern classical[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f35af0aa-f3a3-414a-bceb-b7c308d794eb[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Mátyás Seiber was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on May 4, 1905[3]. Hungarian was his native language[13].

Education

Mátyás Seiber was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], and cellist[9]. Mátyás Seiber's field of work was film score[14]. A notable student of him was Hugh Wood[16].

Death and Burial

Mátyás Seiber died on September 24, 1960[5]. He died in Cape Town[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[21].

Why It Matters

Mátyás Seiber ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Mátyás Seiber born?

Mátyás Seiber's place of birth was Budapest[2].

Where did Mátyás Seiber die?

Mátyás Seiber died in Cape Town[4].

What did Mátyás Seiber do for work?

Mátyás Seiber worked as composer[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], and cellist[9].

Where did Mátyás Seiber go to school?

Mátyás Seiber was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . Grove Music Online. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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