Pedro de Freitas Branco

Portuguese conductor and composer (1896-1963)
Person human Q10347861
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Pedro de Freitas Branco

Summary

Pedro de Freitas Branco is a human[1]. Born in Lisbon[2], he… he was born on October 31, 1896[3]. He died in Lisbon[4]. He died on March 24, 1963[5]. He worked as a conductor[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's place of birth was Lisbon[2].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco died in Lisbon[4].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco was born on October 31, 1896[3].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco died on March 24, 1963[5].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco was married to Q118139017[9].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco held citizenship in Portugal[10].
  • Portuguese was Pedro de Freitas Branco's native language[11].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco worked as a conductor[6].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco worked as a composer[7].
  • A notable student of Pedro de Freitas Branco was Berta Alves de Sousa[12].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco received the Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[13].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco received the Knight of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[14].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco is recorded as male[15].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's genre is classical music[17].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's Commons category is recorded as Pedro de Freitas Branco[18].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's family name is recorded as Freitas[19].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's family name is recorded as Branco[20].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's given name is recorded as Pedro[21].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's instrument is recorded as violin[22].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[23].
  • Pedro de Freitas Branco's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Pedro António da Costa de Freitas Branco'}[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: PT[26]

  • Began / founded: 1896-10-31[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1963-03-24[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 05e37a13-8613-4b8b-9930-59ebbde3bb29[29]

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Origins and Family

Pedro de Freitas Branco was born in Lisbon[2]. He was born on October 31, 1896[3]. Portuguese was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6] and composer[7]. A notable student of Pedro de Freitas Branco was Berta Alves de Sousa[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[13], a grade of an order[30], in Portugal[31] and Knight of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[14], a grade of an order[32], in Portugal[33].

Personal Life

Among Pedro de Freitas Branco's spouses was Q118139017[9].

Death and Burial

Pedro de Freitas Branco died on March 24, 1963[5]. He died in Lisbon[4].

Why It Matters

Pedro de Freitas Branco ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Pedro de Freitas Branco born?

Pedro de Freitas Branco was born in Lisbon[2].

Where did Pedro de Freitas Branco die?

Pedro de Freitas Branco passed away in Lisbon[4].

Who was Pedro de Freitas Branco married to?

Pedro de Freitas Branco's spouses include Q118139017[9].

What did Pedro de Freitas Branco do for work?

Pedro de Freitas Branco worked as conductor[6] and composer[7].

What awards did Pedro de Freitas Branco receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[13] and Knight of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . Le Dictionnaire universel des créatrices. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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