Reinbert de Leeuw

Summary

Reinbert de Leeuw is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on September 8, 1938^[3]. He died in Amsterdam^[4]. He died on February 14, 2020^[5]. He worked as a conductor^[6], composer^[7], pianist^[8], university teacher^[9], and musicologist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Reinbert de Leeuw's place of birth was Amsterdam^[2].
• Reinbert de Leeuw passed away in Amsterdam^[4].
• Reinbert de Leeuw was born on September 8, 1938^[3].
• Reinbert de Leeuw died on February 14, 2020^[5].
• Reinbert de Leeuw held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12].
• Dutch was Reinbert de Leeuw's native language^[13].
• Reinbert de Leeuw's professions included conductor^[6].
• Reinbert de Leeuw worked as a composer^[7].
• Reinbert de Leeuw worked as a pianist^[8].
• Reinbert de Leeuw worked as a university teacher^[9].
• Reinbert de Leeuw worked as a musicologist^[10].
• Reinbert de Leeuw's professions included music educator^[14].
• Reinbert de Leeuw was employed by Royal Conservatory of The Hague^[15].
• Reinbert de Leeuw was employed by Leiden University^[16].
• Reinbert de Leeuw's education included a stint at Conservatorium van Amsterdam^[17].
• Reinbert de Leeuw was educated at Royal Conservatory of The Hague^[18].
• Reinbert de Leeuw received the Amsterdam Prize of the Arts^[19].
• Reinbert de Leeuw received the Sikkens Prize^[20].
• Reinbert de Leeuw received the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award^[21].
• Reinbert de Leeuw received the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[22].
• Reinbert de Leeuw is recorded as male^[23].
• Reinbert de Leeuw's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Reinbert de Leeuw's genre is opera^[25].
• Reinbert de Leeuw's Commons category is recorded as Reinbert de Leeuw^[26].
• Reinbert de Leeuw's family name is recorded as de Leeuw^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1938-09-08^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-02-14^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, conductor, dutch, dutch composer, dutch conductor, dutch pianist, pianist, piano^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: fe455620-6713-4861-90f9-020593a2d7ba^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Amsterdam^[2], Reinbert de Leeuw… he was born on September 8, 1938^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam^[17], a higher education institution^[35], in Netherlands^[36], founded in 1884^[37], headquartered in Oosterdokskade 151^[38] and Royal Conservatory of The Hague^[18], a conservatory^[39], in Netherlands^[40], founded in 1826^[41], headquartered in The Hague^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[6], composer^[7], pianist^[8], university teacher^[9], musicologist^[10], and music educator^[14]. Employers include Royal Conservatory of The Hague^[15], a conservatory^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 1826^[45], headquartered in The Hague^[46] and Leiden University^[16], a university^[47], in Netherlands^[48], founded in 1575^[49], headquartered in Leiden^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Amsterdam Prize of the Arts^[19], a cultural prize^[51], in Netherlands^[52], founded in 2003^[53]; Sikkens Prize^[20], a cultural prize^[54], in Netherlands^[55], founded in 1959^[56]; Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award^[21], a cultural prize^[57], in Netherlands^[58]; and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[22], a grade of an order^[59], in Netherlands^[60], founded in 1815^[61].

Death and Burial

Reinbert de Leeuw died on February 14, 2020^[5]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Reinbert de Leeuw include 12640 Reinbertdeleeuw^[62], an asteroid^[63].

Why It Matters

Reinbert de Leeuw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for him include 12640 Reinbertdeleeuw^[62], an asteroid^[63].

FAQs

Where was Reinbert de Leeuw born?

Reinbert de Leeuw's place of birth was Amsterdam^[2].

Where did Reinbert de Leeuw die?

Reinbert de Leeuw passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

What did Reinbert de Leeuw do for work?

Reinbert de Leeuw worked as conductor^[6], composer^[7], pianist^[8], university teacher^[9], and musicologist^[10].

Where did Reinbert de Leeuw go to school?

Reinbert de Leeuw was educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam^[17] and Royal Conservatory of The Hague^[18].

What awards did Reinbert de Leeuw receive?

Honors received include Amsterdam Prize of the Arts^[19], Sikkens Prize^[20], Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award^[21], and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[22].