Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813[1], in Leipzig[2]. He died on February 13, 1883[3], in Venice[4]. He worked as a composer[5], librettist[6], conductor[7], essayist[8], and theatrical director[9]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,225 views/month, #4,090 of 1,000,298).[10]
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Things named for Richard Wagner include Richard-Wagner-Stiftung Bayreuth[64], Richard-Wagner-Denkmal[65], Richard Wagner Monument[66], Richard-Wagner-Platz[67], Reuterhaus Eisenach[68], Wagner[69], 3992 Wagner[70], and Wagner Ice Piedmont[71].
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Richard Wagner has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
He has been cited as an influence by Adolf Hitler[74], a soldier[75], 1889–1945[76], of Cisleithania[77], awarded the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class[78], specialised in Nazism[79]; Friedrich Nietzsche[80], a philosopher[81], 1844–1900[82], of Kingdom of Prussia[83], specialised in classical philology[84]; Wassily Kandinsky[85], a painter[86], 1866–1944[87], of Russian Empire[88], specialised in painting[89]; George Bernard Shaw[90], a music critic[91], 1856–1950[92], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[93], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[94], specialised in fine art[95]; Joseph Williams[96], a composer[97], b. 1960[98], of United States[99], specialised in film score[100]; and Buddenbrooks[101], a literary work[102], founded in 1890[103], written by Thomas Mann[104].
Works attributed to him include Der Ring des Nibelungen[105], Das Judenthum in der Musik[106], Art and Revolution[107], The Artwork of the Future[108], and Opera and Drama[109]. Entities named for him include Richard-Wagner-Stiftung Bayreuth[64], Richard-Wagner-Denkmal[65], Richard Wagner Monument[66], Richard-Wagner-Platz[67], Reuterhaus Eisenach[68], and Wagner[69].
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