Otakar Hostinský

Czech historian, musicologist, and professor of musical aesthetics (1847-1910)
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Otakar Hostinský

Summary

Otakar Hostinský is a human[1]. His place of birth was Martiněves[2]. He was born on January 2, 1847[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on January 19, 1910[5]. He worked as a musicologist[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], historian[9], and librettist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Otakar Hostinský was born in Martiněves[2].
  • Otakar Hostinský passed away in Prague[4].
  • Otakar Hostinský passed away in New Town[12].
  • Otakar Hostinský was born on January 2, 1847[3].
  • Otakar Hostinský died on January 19, 1910[5].
  • Otakar Hostinský is buried at Olšany Cemetery[13].
  • A child of Otakar Hostinský was Bohuslav Hostinský[14].
  • Otakar Hostinský held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[15].
  • Otakar Hostinský held citizenship in Austrian Empire[16].
  • Czech was Otakar Hostinský's native language[17].
  • Otakar Hostinský worked as a musicologist[6].
  • Otakar Hostinský's professions included pedagogue[7].
  • Otakar Hostinský worked as a writer[8].
  • Otakar Hostinský worked as a historian[9].
  • Otakar Hostinský worked as a librettist[10].
  • Otakar Hostinský's professions included literary critic[18].
  • Otakar Hostinský's field of work was aesthetics[19].
  • Otakar Hostinský's field of work was music theory[20].
  • Otakar Hostinský's field of work was history of music[21].
  • Otakar Hostinský's field of work was theater theory[22].
  • Otakar Hostinský's field of work was history of theatre[23].
  • Otakar Hostinský was employed by Charles University[24].
  • Otakar Hostinský's education included a stint at Charles University[25].
  • Otakar Hostinský is recorded as male[26].
  • Otakar Hostinský's instance of is recorded as human[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: CZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1847-01-02[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1910-01-19[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 75fb1ef7-2384-4447-84f5-f72d57d10647[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Otakar Hostinský was born in Martiněves[2]. He was born on January 2, 1847[3]. Czech was his native language[17].

Education

Otakar Hostinský's education included a stint at Charles University[25]. He earned the academic degree of professor[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], historian[9], librettist[10], and literary critic[18]. Fields of work include aesthetics[19], a branch of philosophy[34]; music theory[20], an academic discipline[35]; history of music[21], an aspect of history[36]; theater theory[22]; and history of theatre[23], an aspect of history[37]. Otakar Hostinský was employed by Charles University[24].

Personal Life

A child of Otakar Hostinský was Bohuslav Hostinský[14].

Death and Burial

Otakar Hostinský died on January 19, 1910[5]. Recorded place of death include Prague[4], a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic[38], in Czech Republic[39], founded in 0800[40], headquartered in Prague[41] and New Town[12], a cadastral area in the Czech Republic[42], in Czech Republic[43], founded in 1348[44]. He is buried at Olšany Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Otakar Hostinský ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Otakar Hostinský born?

Born in Martiněves[2], Otakar Hostinský…

Where did Otakar Hostinský die?

Otakar Hostinský died in Prague[4].

What did Otakar Hostinský do for work?

Otakar Hostinský worked as musicologist[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], historian[9], and librettist[10].

Where did Otakar Hostinský go to school?

Otakar Hostinský was educated at Charles University[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Collection of Registry Books at Prague City Archives. katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . Olomouc City Library regional database. Retrieved . tritius.kmol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  24. [33] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Charles University
    Native language Czech
    Child Bohuslav Hostinský
    Languages spoken, written or signed Czech, German
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