Paul van Kempen

Dutch conductor (1893–1955)
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Paul van Kempen

Summary

Paul van Kempen is a human[1]. Born in Zoeterwoude[2], he… he was born on May 16, 1893[3]. He passed away in Amsterdam[4]. He died on December 8, 1955[5]. He worked as a conductor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Paul van Kempen's place of birth was Zoeterwoude[2].
  • Paul van Kempen passed away in Amsterdam[4].
  • Paul van Kempen was born on May 16, 1893[3].
  • Paul van Kempen was born on January 1, 1893[8].
  • Paul van Kempen died on December 8, 1955[5].
  • Paul van Kempen died on January 1, 1955[9].
  • Paul van Kempen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Dutch was Paul van Kempen's native language[11].
  • Paul van Kempen's professions included conductor[6].
  • Paul van Kempen's field of work was conducting[12].
  • Among Paul van Kempen's employers was Theater Aachen[13].
  • Paul van Kempen was educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam[14].
  • Paul van Kempen is recorded as male[15].
  • Paul van Kempen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Paul van Kempen's genre is classical music[17].
  • Paul van Kempen's Commons category is recorded as Paul van Kempen[18].
  • Paul van Kempen's family name is recorded as van Kempen[19].
  • Paul van Kempen's given name is recorded as Paul[20].
  • Paul van Kempen studied under Julius Röntgen[21].
  • Paul van Kempen studied under Jan Gerbrand Striening[22].
  • Paul van Kempen's instrument is recorded as violin[23].
  • Paul van Kempen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[24].

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[25]

  • Country: NL[26]

  • Began / founded: 1893-05-16[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1955-12-08[28]

  • Genre(s): classical[29]

  • Community tags: classical, conductor, dutch conductor[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4b393889-c76d-47df-add1-c4ab007f5e6e[31]

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Origins and Family

Paul van Kempen's place of birth was Zoeterwoude[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 16, 1893[3] and January 1, 1893[8]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Education

Paul van Kempen was educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam[14]. Studied under Julius Röntgen[21], a composer[32], 1855–1932[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[34], awarded the Order of St. Olav[35] and Jan Gerbrand Striening[22], a violinist[36], 1860–1932[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[38].

Career and Affiliations

Paul van Kempen worked as a conductor[6]. His field of work was conducting[12]. He was employed by Theater Aachen[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 8, 1955[5] and January 1, 1955[9]. Paul van Kempen passed away in Amsterdam[4].

Why It Matters

Paul van Kempen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Paul van Kempen born?

Paul van Kempen was born in Zoeterwoude[2].

Where did Paul van Kempen die?

Paul van Kempen died in Amsterdam[4].

What did Paul van Kempen do for work?

Paul van Kempen worked as conductor[6].

Where did Paul van Kempen go to school?

Paul van Kempen was educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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