Martin Wegelius

Summary

Martin Wegelius is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Helsinki^[2]. He was born on November 10, 1846^[3]. He died in Helsinki^[4]. He died on March 22, 1906^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], pianist^[9], and choir director^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Martin Wegelius's place of birth was Helsinki^[2].
• Martin Wegelius passed away in Helsinki^[4].
• Martin Wegelius was born on November 10, 1846^[3].
• Martin Wegelius died on March 22, 1906^[5].
• Burial took place at Hietaniemi cemetery^[12].
• Martin Wegelius held citizenship in Grand Duchy of Finland^[13].
• Martin Wegelius held citizenship in Russian Empire^[14].
• Swedish was Martin Wegelius's native language^[15].
• Finnish was Martin Wegelius's native language^[16].
• Martin Wegelius worked as a composer^[6].
• Martin Wegelius worked as a musicologist^[7].
• Martin Wegelius worked as a music educator^[8].
• Martin Wegelius worked as a pianist^[9].
• Martin Wegelius worked as a choir director^[10].
• A notable student of Martin Wegelius was Jean Sibelius^[17].
• A notable student of Martin Wegelius was Armas Järnefelt^[18].
• A notable student of Martin Wegelius was Toivo Kuula^[19].
• A notable student of Martin Wegelius was Erkki Melartin^[20].
• A notable student of Martin Wegelius was Selim Palmgren^[21].
• Martin Wegelius is recorded as male^[22].
• Martin Wegelius's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Martin Wegelius's genre is classical music^[24].
• Martin Wegelius's Commons category is recorded as Martin Wegelius^[25].
• Martin Wegelius's family name is recorded as Wegelius^[26].
• Martin Wegelius's given name is recorded as Martin^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FI^[29]

• Began / founded: 1846-11-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1906-03-22^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, finnish composer^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: fe89d66b-8563-4961-8eb7-acfedec87a19^[34]

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Origins and Family

Martin Wegelius's place of birth was Helsinki^[2]. He was born on November 10, 1846^[3]. Native languages include Swedish^[15] and Finnish^[16].

Education

Studied under Rudolf Bibl^[35], a composer^[36], 1832–1902^[37], of Austrian Empire^[38]; Carl Reinecke^[39], a composer^[40], 1824–1910^[41], of Kingdom of Prussia^[42], awarded the honorary doctor of the Leipzig University^[43]; Josef Rheinberger^[44], a composer^[45], 1839–1901^[46], of Liechtenstein^[47], awarded the Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[48]; and Gabriel Linsén^[49], a violinist^[50], 1838–1914^[51], of Grand Duchy of Finland^[52].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], pianist^[9], and choir director^[10]. Notable students include Jean Sibelius^[17], a composer^[53], 1865–1957^[54], of Finland^[55], awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[56], specialised in music^[57]; Armas Järnefelt^[18], a conductor^[58], 1869–1958^[59], of Russian Empire^[60], awarded the Litteris et Artibus^[61], specialised in conducting^[62]; Toivo Kuula^[19], a conductor^[63], 1883–1918^[64], of Finland^[65]; Erkki Melartin^[20], a conductor^[66], 1875–1937^[67], of Finland^[68], awarded the Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[69]; and Selim Palmgren^[21], a composer^[70], 1878–1951^[71], of Finland^[72], awarded the Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[73].

Death and Burial

Martin Wegelius died on March 22, 1906^[5]. He died in Helsinki^[4]. Burial took place at Hietaniemi cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Martin Wegelius ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

FAQs

Where was Martin Wegelius born?

Born in Helsinki^[2], Martin Wegelius…

Where did Martin Wegelius die?

Martin Wegelius passed away in Helsinki^[4].

What did Martin Wegelius do for work?

Martin Wegelius worked as composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], pianist^[9], and choir director^[10].