Muthuswami Dikshitar

Indian poet and composer
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Muthuswami Dikshitar

Summary

Muthuswami Dikshitar is a human[1]. He was born in Thiruvarur[2]. He was born on March 24, 1775[3]. He died in Ettayapuram[4]. He died on October 21, 1835[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (488 views/month, #7,121 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Muthuswami Dikshitar was born in Thiruvarur[2].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar passed away in Ettayapuram[4].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar was born on March 24, 1775[3].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar died on October 21, 1835[5].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar's father was Ramaswami Dikshitar[9].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar worked as a composer[6].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar's professions included writer[7].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar is recorded as male[10].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar's genre is Carnatic music[12].
  • Muthuswami Dikshitar's Commons category is recorded as Muthuswami Dikshitar[13].

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.

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  • Type: Person[14]

  • Country: IN[15]

  • Began / founded: 1775-03-24[16]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1835-10-21[17]

  • Genre(s): carnatic classical[18]

  • Community tags: carnatic classical, script-taml[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6c78c783-4b14-43ba-a090-fa0b12bc514f[20]

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Origins and Family

Muthuswami Dikshitar's place of birth was Thiruvarur[2]. He was born on March 24, 1775[3]. His father was Ramaswami Dikshitar[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Muthuswami Dikshitar died on October 21, 1835[5]. He died in Ettayapuram[4].

Why It Matters

Muthuswami Dikshitar ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (488 views/month, #7,121 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

Where was Muthuswami Dikshitar born?

Muthuswami Dikshitar's place of birth was Thiruvarur[2].

Where did Muthuswami Dikshitar die?

Muthuswami Dikshitar died in Ettayapuram[4].

Who were Muthuswami Dikshitar's parents?

Muthuswami Dikshitar's father was Ramaswami Dikshitar[9].

What did Muthuswami Dikshitar do for work?

Muthuswami Dikshitar worked as composer[6] and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Thiruvarur
    Aliases
    Place of death Ettayapuram
    Genre Carnatic music
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