Ostap Veresai

Ukrainian kobzar and folk musician (1803–1890)
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Ostap Veresai

Summary

Ostap Veresai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kaliuzhyntsi[2]. He was born on January 1, 1803[3]. He died in Sokyryntsi[4]. He died on January 1, 1890[5]. He worked as a kobzar[6], folk musician[7], and traditional folk singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ostap Veresai was born in Kaliuzhyntsi[2].
  • Ostap Veresai died in Sokyryntsi[4].
  • Ostap Veresai was born on January 1, 1803[3].
  • Ostap Veresai died on January 1, 1890[5].
  • Ostap Veresai held citizenship in Russian Empire[10].
  • Ostap Veresai's professions included kobzar[6].
  • Ostap Veresai's professions included folk musician[7].
  • Ostap Veresai worked as a traditional folk singer[8].
  • Ostap Veresai's field of work was traditional folk music[11].
  • Ostap Veresai's field of work was traditional folk song[12].
  • A notable student of Ostap Veresai was Petro Kulybaba[13].
  • Ostap Veresai is recorded as male[14].
  • Ostap Veresai's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ostap Veresai's genre is traditional folk music[16].
  • Ostap Veresai's Commons category is recorded as Ostap Veresai[17].
  • Ostap Veresai's given name is recorded as Ostap[18].
  • Ostap Veresai's medical condition is recorded as blindness[19].
  • Ostap Veresai studied under Yevkhym Andriyashivsky[20].
  • Ostap Veresai studied under Semen Koshovyi[21].
  • Ostap Veresai's instrument is recorded as bandura[22].
  • Ostap Veresai's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[23].
  • Ostap Veresai's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Ostap Veresai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ukrainian[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Ostap Veresai was born in Kaliuzhyntsi[2]. He was born on January 1, 1803[3].

Education

Studied under Yevkhym Andriyashivsky[20], a kobzar[26] and Semen Koshovyi[21], a musician[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include kobzar[6], folk musician[7], and traditional folk singer[8]. Fields of work include traditional folk music[11], a music genre[28] and traditional folk song[12], a song type[29]. A notable student of Ostap Veresai was Petro Kulybaba[13].

Death and Burial

Ostap Veresai died on January 1, 1890[5]. He died in Sokyryntsi[4].

Why It Matters

Ostap Veresai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Ostap Veresai born?

Ostap Veresai was born in Kaliuzhyntsi[2].

Where did Ostap Veresai die?

Ostap Veresai passed away in Sokyryntsi[4].

What did Ostap Veresai do for work?

Ostap Veresai worked as kobzar[6], folk musician[7], and traditional folk singer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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