Émile Durand

French musical theorist, teacher and composer (1830-1903)
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Émile Durand

Summary

Émile Durand is a human[1]. He was born in Saint-Brieuc[2]. He was born on February 16, 1830[3]. He passed away in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. He died on May 7, 1903[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Émile Durand's place of birth was Saint-Brieuc[2].
  • Émile Durand died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].
  • Émile Durand was born on February 16, 1830[3].
  • Émile Durand was born on 1830[11].
  • Émile Durand died on May 7, 1903[5].
  • Émile Durand died on 1903[12].
  • Émile Durand is buried at Montmartre Cemetery[13].
  • Émile Durand held citizenship in France[14].
  • Émile Durand worked as a composer[6].
  • Émile Durand worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Émile Durand worked as a music educator[8].
  • Émile Durand's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Among Émile Durand's employers was Conservatoire de Paris[15].
  • Émile Durand was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[16].
  • A notable student of Émile Durand was Paul Vidal[17].
  • A notable student of Émile Durand was Helena Munktell[18].
  • Émile Durand is recorded as male[19].
  • Émile Durand's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Émile Durand's genre is classical music[21].
  • Émile Durand's genre is opera[22].
  • Émile Durand's family name is recorded as Durand[23].
  • Émile Durand's given name is recorded as Émile[24].
  • Émile Durand's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[25].
  • Émile Durand's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Émile Durand's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Émile Durand'}[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: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1830-02-16[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1903-05-07[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 27cb677a-42fe-4987-929e-242830e1970c[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Émile Durand's place of birth was Saint-Brieuc[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 16, 1830[3] and 1830[11].

Education

Émile Durand's education included a stint at Conservatoire de Paris[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and university teacher[9]. Émile Durand was employed by Conservatoire de Paris[15]. Notable students include Paul Vidal[17], a conductor[33], 1863–1931[34], of France[35], awarded the Prix de Rome[36] and Helena Munktell[18], a composer[37], 1852–1919[38], of Sweden[39].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 7, 1903[5] and 1903[12]. Émile Durand died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. He is buried at Montmartre Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Émile Durand ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Émile Durand born?

Émile Durand's place of birth was Saint-Brieuc[2].

Where did Émile Durand die?

Émile Durand passed away in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].

What did Émile Durand do for work?

Émile Durand worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Émile Durand go to school?

Émile Durand was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . archives.hauts-de-seine.fr. archives.hauts-de-seine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Sex or gender male
    Occupation composer, musicologist, music educator +1
    Employer
    Given name Émile
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