Olivier Métra

French conductor and composer (1830–1889)
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Olivier Métra

Summary

Olivier Métra is a human[1]. He was born in Reims[2]. He was born on June 2, 1830[3]. He passed away in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on October 22, 1889[5]. He worked as a conductor[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Olivier Métra was born in Reims[2].
  • Olivier Métra died in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Olivier Métra was born on June 2, 1830[3].
  • Olivier Métra died on October 22, 1889[5].
  • Burial took place at Bois-le-Roi[9].
  • Olivier Métra held citizenship in France[10].
  • Olivier Métra worked as a conductor[6].
  • Olivier Métra's professions included composer[7].
  • Olivier Métra's field of work was operetta[11].
  • Olivier Métra's field of work was waltz[12].
  • Olivier Métra's field of work was polka[13].
  • Olivier Métra's field of work was mazurka[14].
  • Olivier Métra's field of work was quadrille[15].
  • Olivier Métra's education included a stint at Conservatoire de Paris[16].
  • Olivier Métra is recorded as male[17].
  • Olivier Métra's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Olivier Métra is associated with the classical music movement[19].
  • Olivier Métra's Commons category is recorded as Olivier Métra[20].
  • Olivier Métra's family name is recorded as Métra[21].
  • Olivier Métra's given name is recorded as Olivier[22].
  • Olivier Métra studied under Antoine Elwart[23].
  • Olivier Métra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Olivier Métra's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[25].
  • Olivier Métra's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Olivier Métra's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Olivier Métra'}[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: 1830-06-02[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1889-10-22[31]

  • Community tags: to clean up[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dfdedbf6-2f87-40af-af67-4abc85862996[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Olivier Métra's place of birth was Reims[2]. He was born on June 2, 1830[3].

Education

Olivier Métra was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[16]. He studied under Antoine Elwart[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6] and composer[7]. Fields of work include operetta[11], an opera genre[34], founded in 1850[35]; waltz[12], a type of musical work/composition[36]; polka[13], a type of dance[37], founded in 1830[38]; mazurka[14], a musical form[39]; and quadrille[15], a type of dance[40].

Death and Burial

Olivier Métra died on October 22, 1889[5]. He died in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4]. Burial took place at Bois-le-Roi[9].

Why It Matters

Olivier Métra ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Olivier Métra born?

Born in Reims[2], Olivier Métra…

Where did Olivier Métra die?

Olivier Métra passed away in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Olivier Métra do for work?

Olivier Métra worked as conductor[6] and composer[7].

Where did Olivier Métra go to school?

Olivier Métra 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] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of burial Bois-le-Roi
    Movement classical music
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