Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon

French violinist, composer and music theorist (1730-1792)
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Summary

Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon was born on January 1, 1730[1], in Limonade[2]. He died on June 10, 1792[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a musicologist[5], composer[6], music theorist[7], playwright[8], and translator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: November 27, 1730[11]
  • Country of citizenship: France[12]
  • Native language: French[13]
  • Occupation: classical scholar[14], poet[15], literary scholar[16], writer[17], author[18], musician[19]
  • Position held: member of the Académie française[20]
  • Member of: Académie Française[21], Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Movement: classical music[24]
  • Genre: opera[25]
  • Commons category: Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon[26]
  • Family name: de Chabanon[27]
  • Given name: Michel[28], Paul[29], Guy[30]
  • Relative: Madame de Villeblanche[31]
  • Instrument: violin[32]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[34]
  • URL: https://www.musicologie.org/Biographies/c/chabanon_michel_paul_guy.html[35]
  • Sibling: Charles-Antoine Chabanon de Maugris[36]
  • Writing language: French[37]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[38]

Why It Matters

Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon born?

Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon was born in Limonade[2].

Where did Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon die?

Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon passed away in Paris[4].

What did Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon do for work?

Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon worked as a musicologist[5], composer[6], music theorist[7], playwright[8], and translator[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Q24502202. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL1884930A, OL1881568A
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  2. 10d ago · Maxime Ravel · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → member of the Académie française
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  3. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Limonade
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ru']
    Date of birth → +1730-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1730-11-27T00:00:00Z
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → musicologist, composer, music theorist +8
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  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02311127
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  7. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → violin
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Position held → member of the Académie française
    Member of → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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