Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe

French composer and viol player
Person human Q472729
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Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe

Summary

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1640[2]. He died on January 1, 1700[3]. He worked as a composer[4] and viol player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe was born on January 1, 1640[2].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe died on January 1, 1700[3].
  • A child of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe was Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (the younger)[7].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe held citizenship in France[8].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe worked as a composer[4].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's professions included viol player[5].
  • A notable student of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe was Marin Marais[9].
  • A notable student of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe was Jean Rousseau[10].
  • A notable student of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe was Jean Desfontaines[11].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's religion is recorded as jansenism[12].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe is recorded as male[13].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe is associated with the classical music movement[15].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe is associated with the Baroque music movement[16].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's family name is recorded as Sainte-Colombe[17].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's given name is recorded as Jean[18].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe studied under Nicolas Hotman[19].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's instrument is recorded as viol[20].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean de Sainte-Colombe'}[22].

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[23]

  • Country: FR[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5016dc21-b116-44f1-873d-c3d8c4084633[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe was born on January 1, 1640[2].

Education

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe studied under Nicolas Hotman[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and viol player[5]. Notable students include Marin Marais[9], a composer[26], 1656–1728[27], of France[28]; Jean Rousseau[10], a composer[29], 1644–1699[30], of France[31]; and Jean Desfontaines[11], a composer[32], 1658–1752[33], of France[34].

Personal Life

A child of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe was he (the younger)[7]. His religion is recorded as jansenism[12].

Death and Burial

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe died on January 1, 1700[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe include 17431 Sainte-Colombe[35], an asteroid[36].

Why It Matters

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include 17431 Sainte-Colombe[35], an asteroid[36].

FAQs

What did Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe do for work?

Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe worked as composer[4] and viol player[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . rtbf.be. rtbf.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . rtbf.be. rtbf.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview jansenism
    Occupation composer, viol player
    Student of Nicolas Hotman
    Languages spoken, written or signed French
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