Michel Waisvisz

Dutch sound artist (1949–2008)
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Michel Waisvisz

Summary

Michel Waisvisz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Leiden[2]. He was born on July 8, 1949[3]. He passed away in Amsterdam[4]. He died on June 18, 2008[5]. He worked as a composer[6], sound artist[7], performance artist[8], musician[9], and researcher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Michel Waisvisz's place of birth was Leiden[2].
  • Michel Waisvisz died in Amsterdam[4].
  • Michel Waisvisz was born on July 8, 1949[3].
  • Michel Waisvisz died on June 18, 2008[5].
  • Michel Waisvisz's father was Jacques Waisvisz[12].
  • Michel Waisvisz held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[13].
  • Michel Waisvisz worked as a composer[6].
  • Michel Waisvisz worked as a sound artist[7].
  • Michel Waisvisz's professions included performance artist[8].
  • Michel Waisvisz's professions included musician[9].
  • Michel Waisvisz's professions included researcher[10].
  • Michel Waisvisz worked as an installation artist[14].
  • Michel Waisvisz was employed by STEIM[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Michel Waisvisz is The Hands[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Michel Waisvisz is kraakdoos[17].
  • Michel Waisvisz is recorded as male[18].
  • Michel Waisvisz's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Michel Waisvisz's Commons category is recorded as Michel Waisvisz[20].
  • Michel Waisvisz's given name is recorded as Michel[21].
  • Michel Waisvisz's official website is recorded as http://www.crackle.org/[22].
  • Michel Waisvisz's work location is recorded as Amsterdam[23].
  • Michel Waisvisz's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/michel-waisvisz/[24].
  • Michel Waisvisz's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[25].
  • Michel Waisvisz's described by source is recorded as Longlist Digital Canon of the Netherlands[26].
  • Michel Waisvisz's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[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: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1949-07-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-06-18[31]

  • Genre(s): experimental electronic[32]

  • Community tags: experimental electronic[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5ad900be-68d7-40a7-8f37-ac71b5ffed10[34]

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Origins and Family

Michel Waisvisz was born in Leiden[2]. He was born on July 8, 1949[3]. His father was Jacques Waisvisz[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], sound artist[7], performance artist[8], musician[9], researcher[10], and installation artist[14]. Michel Waisvisz was employed by STEIM[15].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Hands[16], a work of art[35], founded in 1984[36] and kraakdoos[17].

Death and Burial

Michel Waisvisz died on June 18, 2008[5]. He passed away in Amsterdam[4].

Why It Matters

Michel Waisvisz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11]

He is credited with the discovery of kraakdoos[37].

FAQs

Where was Michel Waisvisz born?

Michel Waisvisz's place of birth was Leiden[2].

Where did Michel Waisvisz die?

Michel Waisvisz passed away in Amsterdam[4].

Who were Michel Waisvisz's parents?

Michel Waisvisz's father was Jacques Waisvisz[12].

What did Michel Waisvisz do for work?

Michel Waisvisz worked as composer[6], sound artist[7], performance artist[8], musician[9], and researcher[10].

What did Michel Waisvisz discover?

Michel Waisvisz is credited as discoverer of kraakdoos[37].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . nrc.nl. Retrieved . nrc.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . RKDartists. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . digitalcanon.nl. Retrieved . digitalcanon.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . digitalcanon.nl. Retrieved . digitalcanon.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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