Richard Genée

Austrian librettist, playwright and composer (1823–1895)
Person human Q694654
Richard Genée
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Richard Genée

Summary

Richard Genée is a human[1]. He was born in Gdańsk[2]. He was born on February 7, 1823[3]. He passed away in Baden[4]. He died on June 15, 1895[5]. He worked as a composer[6], librettist[7], writer[8], conductor[9], and dramaturge[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Richard Genée's place of birth was Gdańsk[2].
  • Richard Genée passed away in Baden[4].
  • Richard Genée was born on February 7, 1823[3].
  • Richard Genée died on June 15, 1895[5].
  • Richard Genée's father was Friedrich Genée[12].
  • Richard Genée held citizenship in Cisleithania[13].
  • Richard Genée's professions included composer[6].
  • Richard Genée worked as a librettist[7].
  • Richard Genée worked as a writer[8].
  • Richard Genée worked as a conductor[9].
  • Richard Genée worked as a dramaturge[10].
  • Richard Genée's professions included bandleader[14].
  • Richard Genée is recorded as male[15].
  • Richard Genée's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard Genée's genre is opera[17].
  • Richard Genée's Commons category is recorded as Richard Genée[18].
  • Richard Genée's given name is recorded as Richard[19].
  • Richard Genée's relative is recorded as Q136190458[20].
  • Richard Genée's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[21].
  • Richard Genée's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Richard Genée's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[23].
  • Richard Genée's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Richard Genée's sibling is recorded as Rudolf Genée[25].
  • Richard Genée's sibling is recorded as Q138348390[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Genée was born in Gdańsk[2]. He was born on February 7, 1823[3]. His father was Friedrich Genée[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], librettist[7], writer[8], conductor[9], dramaturge[10], and bandleader[14].

Death and Burial

Richard Genée died on June 15, 1895[5]. He passed away in Baden[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Genée ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Richard Genée born?

Richard Genée was born in Gdańsk[2].

Where did Richard Genée die?

Richard Genée died in Baden[4].

Who were Richard Genée's parents?

Richard Genée's father was Friedrich Genée[12].

What did Richard Genée do for work?

Richard Genée worked as composer[6], librettist[7], writer[8], conductor[9], and dramaturge[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Česká divadelní encyklopedie. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česká divadelní encyklopedie. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, librettist, writer +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01439103
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp01439103, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  3. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01439103
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
  4. 17d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling Rudolf Genée, Q138348390
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3373]]: [[Q2037781]], Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator|Relator2]]"
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