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Michael Glinka

Russian composer (1804–1857)
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Summary

Michael Glinka was born on May 20, 1804[1], in Novospasskoye[2]. He died on February 3, 1857[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,570 views/month, #7,041 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Smolensk[7]
  • Place of death: Berlin[8]
  • Date of birth: June 2, 1803[9], January 1, 1804[10], June 20, 1804[11], June 1, 1804[12]
  • Date of death: February 2, 1857[13], February 15, 1857[14]
  • Place of burial: Tikhvin Cemetery[15]
  • Father: Ivan Nikolaevič Glinka[16]
  • Mother: Evgenia Andreevna Glinka-Zemelka[17]
  • Spouse: Maria Petrovna Ivanova[18]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[19]
  • Field of work: opera[20], symphony[21], Romanticism[22], romance[23], symphonic music[24], chamber music[25]
  • Educated at: St. Petersburg Noble Boarding School[26]
  • Notable work: Patrioticheskaya Pesnya[27], Ruslan and Lyudmila[28], Waltz-Fantasia[29], A Life for the Tsar[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Family: House of Glinka[32]
  • Genre: opera[33], romance[34], symphonic music[35], chamber music[36]
  • Commons category: Mikhail Glinka[37]
  • Family name: Glinka[38]
  • Given name: Mikhail[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mikhail Glinka[40]
  • Commons gallery: Михаил Иванович Глинка[41]
  • Student of: Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn[42], John Field[43], Francesco Basili[44], Charles Meyer[45]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael Glinka include Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR[46], an award[47], founded in 1966[48]; Novosibirsk State Conservatory[49], a conservatory[50], in Russia[51], founded in 1956[52]; Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory[53], a conservatory[54], in Russia[55], founded in 1946[56]; Glinka[57], an impact crater[58]; and Glinka Islands[59], an island group[60].

Why It Matters

Michael Glinka has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Entities named for him include Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR[46], an award[47], founded in 1966[48]; Novosibirsk State Conservatory[49], a conservatory[50], in Russia[51], founded in 1956[52]; Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory[53], a conservatory[54], in Russia[55], founded in 1946[56]; Glinka[57], an impact crater[58]; and Glinka Islands[59], an island group[60].

FAQs

Where was Michael Glinka born?

Michael Glinka's place of birth was Novospasskoye[2].

Where did Michael Glinka die?

Michael Glinka passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].

Who were Michael Glinka's parents?

Michael Glinka's father was Ivan Nikolaevič Glinka[16]. Michael Glinka's mother was Evgenia Andreevna Glinka-Zemelka[17].

Who was Michael Glinka married to?

Michael Glinka's spouses include Maria Petrovna Ivanova[18].

What did Michael Glinka do for work?

Michael Glinka worked as a composer[5].

Where did Michael Glinka go to school?

Michael Glinka was educated at St. Petersburg Noble Boarding School[26].

Related Entities

John Field Russian Empire Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q20646192. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Q19229904. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Q20646192. wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . EB-11 / Glinka, Michael Ivanovich. wikidata.org.
  27. [10] ↑ . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [12] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Q20646192. wikidata.org.
  31. [13] ↑ . EB-11 / Glinka, Michael Ivanovich. wikidata.org.
  32. [14] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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