Pavle Merkù

Italian-Slovene composer, ethnomusicologist, slavicist and musicologist
Person human Q3898338
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Summary

Pavle Merkù was born on July 12, 1927[1], in Trieste[2]. He died on October 20, 2014[3], in Trieste[4]. He worked as a composer[5], ethnomusicologist[6], slavist[7], musicologist[8], and linguist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Father: Josip Merkù[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Italy[12], Slovenia[13], Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia[14], Free Territory of Trieste[15], Kingdom of Italy[16]
  • Occupation: teacher[17]
  • Field of work: Slovene studies[18], etymology science[19], musicology[20], etnomusicology[21], music[22]
  • Employer: Rai Radio[23]
  • Educated at: Sapienza University of Rome[24], University of Ljubljana[25]
  • Award received: Prešeren Award[26], Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia[27], Prešeren Fund Awards[28], Kozina Award[29], Štrekelj Award[30]
  • Member of: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts[31]
  • Influenced by: Luigi Dallapiccola[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Commons category: Pavle Merkù[34]
  • Family name: Merkù[35]
  • Given name: Pavle[36]
  • Work location: Trieste[37], Ljubljana[38]
  • Instrument: violin[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[40], Slovene[41]

Why It Matters

Pavle Merkù is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Pavle Merkù born?

Pavle Merkù's place of birth was Trieste[2].

Where did Pavle Merkù die?

Pavle Merkù died in Trieste[4].

Who were Pavle Merkù's parents?

Pavle Merkù's father was Josip Merkù[11].

What did Pavle Merkù do for work?

Pavle Merkù worked as a composer[5], ethnomusicologist[6], slavist[7], musicologist[8], and linguist[9].

Where did Pavle Merkù go to school?

Pavle Merkù was educated at Sapienza University of Rome[24] and University of Ljubljana[25].

What awards did Pavle Merkù receive?

Honors received include Prešeren Award[26], Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia[27], Prešeren Fund Awards[28], and Kozina Award[29].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Slovenska biografija. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Obrazi slovenskih pokrajin. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · ~2026-52815-77 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Trieste, Ljubljana
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Work location: Trieste"
  2. 7d ago · ~2026-52815-77 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'simple', 'sl', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 8
    Influenced by → Luigi Dallapiccola
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Influenced by: Luigi Dallapiccola"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Pavle
    Field of work → Slovene studies, etymology science, musicology +2
    Family name → Merkù
    Employer → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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