Otakar Ševčík

Czech violinist (1852–1934)
Person human Q726973
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Otakar Ševčík

Summary

Otakar Ševčík is a human[1]. His place of birth was Horažďovice[2]. He was born on March 22, 1852[3]. He passed away in Písek[4]. He died on January 18, 1934[5]. He worked as a violinist[6], pedagogue[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Otakar Ševčík was born in Horažďovice[2].
  • Otakar Ševčík died in Písek[4].
  • Otakar Ševčík was born on March 22, 1852[3].
  • Otakar Ševčík was born on March 23, 1852[12].
  • Otakar Ševčík died on January 18, 1934[5].
  • Otakar Ševčík is buried at Bývalý hřbitov v Písku[13].
  • Otakar Ševčík held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[14].
  • Otakar Ševčík held citizenship in Kingdom of Bohemia[15].
  • Otakar Ševčík's professions included violinist[6].
  • Otakar Ševčík worked as a pedagogue[7].
  • Otakar Ševčík worked as a musicologist[8].
  • Otakar Ševčík's professions included music educator[9].
  • Otakar Ševčík worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Otakar Ševčík worked as a concertmaster[16].
  • Among Otakar Ševčík's employers was Prague Conservatory[17].
  • Otakar Ševčík's education included a stint at Prague Conservatory[18].
  • A notable student of Otakar Ševčík was Rudolf Kolisch[19].
  • A notable student of Otakar Ševčík was Eugenia Umińska[20].
  • A notable student of Otakar Ševčík was Jaroslav Kocián[21].
  • A notable student of Otakar Ševčík was Milan Zuna[22].
  • A notable student of Otakar Ševčík was Ágnes Rozgonyi[23].
  • A notable student of Otakar Ševčík was Alexander Fiedemann[24].
  • Otakar Ševčík is recorded as male[25].
  • Otakar Ševčík's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Otakar Ševčík's genre is classical music[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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1852-03-22[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1934-01-18[31]

  • Genre(s): classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, teacher, violinist[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4ca59185-0daa-487c-ab47-67d2e2f0cac3[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Otakar Ševčík was born in Horažďovice[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 22, 1852[3] and March 23, 1852[12].

Education

Otakar Ševčík was educated at Prague Conservatory[18]. He studied under Antonín Bennewitz[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include violinist[6], pedagogue[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], university teacher[10], and concertmaster[16]. Otakar Ševčík was employed by Prague Conservatory[17]. Notable students include Rudolf Kolisch[19], a violinist[36], 1896–1978[37], of United States[38]; Eugenia Umińska[20], a music educator[39], 1910–1980[40], of Poland[41], awarded the Work Flag Order, 2nd class[42]; Jaroslav Kocián[21], a composer[43], 1883–1950[44], of Czechoslovakia[45]; Milan Zuna[22], a conductor[46], 1881–1960[47], of Czechoslovakia[48], awarded the Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia[49]; Ágnes Rozgonyi[23], a classical violinist[50], b. 1895[51], of Hungary[52]; and Alexander Fiedemann[24], a music educator[53], 1878–1940[54].

Death and Burial

Otakar Ševčík died on January 18, 1934[5]. He died in Písek[4]. He is buried at Bývalý hřbitov v Písku[13].

Why It Matters

Otakar Ševčík ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Otakar Ševčík born?

Otakar Ševčík's place of birth was Horažďovice[2].

Where did Otakar Ševčík die?

Otakar Ševčík died in Písek[4].

What did Otakar Ševčík do for work?

Otakar Ševčík worked as violinist[6], pedagogue[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Otakar Ševčík go to school?

Otakar Ševčík was educated at Prague Conservatory[18].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . digi.ceskearchivy.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  16. [27] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Ševčik, Otakar Joseph (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . digi.ceskearchivy.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . 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.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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