Martin Agricola

German composer and music theorist
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Martin Agricola

Summary

Martin Agricola is a human[1]. He was born in Świebodzin[2]. He was born on January 6, 1486[3]. He died in Magdeburg[4]. He died on June 10, 1556[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], and music theorist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Świebodzin[2], Martin Agricola…
  • Martin Agricola died in Magdeburg[4].
  • Martin Agricola was born on January 6, 1486[3].
  • Martin Agricola was born on 1486[10].
  • Martin Agricola died on June 10, 1556[5].
  • Martin Agricola held citizenship in Holy Roman Empire[11].
  • Martin Agricola's professions included composer[6].
  • Martin Agricola worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Martin Agricola worked as a music theorist[8].
  • A notable student of Martin Agricola was Jacob Praetorius the Elder[12].
  • Martin Agricola is recorded as male[13].
  • Martin Agricola's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Martin Agricola is associated with the German Renaissance movement[15].
  • Martin Agricola's Commons category is recorded as Martin Agricola[16].
  • Martin Agricola's family name is recorded as Agricola[17].
  • Martin Agricola's given name is recorded as Martin[18].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[21].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[22].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • Martin Agricola's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[26].
  • Martin Agricola's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1486-01-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1556-06-10[31]

  • Genre(s): classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, german composer[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7e8cf9fe-ea05-45e4-b64f-83d6bffcf2a2[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Martin Agricola's place of birth was Świebodzin[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 6, 1486[3] and 1486[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], and music theorist[8]. A notable student of Martin Agricola was Jacob Praetorius the Elder[12].

Death and Burial

Martin Agricola died on June 10, 1556[5]. He passed away in Magdeburg[4].

Why It Matters

Martin Agricola ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Martin Agricola born?

Born in Świebodzin[2], Martin Agricola…

Where did Martin Agricola die?

Martin Agricola passed away in Magdeburg[4].

What did Martin Agricola do for work?

Martin Agricola worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], and music theorist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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