Richard Wagner is a human[1]. Born in Leipzig[2], he… he was born on May 22, 1813[3]. He passed away in Venice[4]. He died on February 13, 1883[5]. He worked as a composer[6], librettist[7], conductor[8], essayist[9], and theatrical director[10]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #4,090 of 1,000,298).[11]
Richard Wagner's place of birth was Leipzig[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 22, 1813[3] and 1813[12]. His father was Carl Friedrich Wagner[15]. His mother was Johanna Rosina Wagner-Geyer[16]. German was his native language[26].
Education
Educated at Leipzig University[28], a public university[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1409[31], headquartered in Leipzig[32]; Kreuzschule[33], a school[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1300[36]; and Thomasschule zu Leipzig[37], a school[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1212[40].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include composer[6], librettist[7], conductor[8], essayist[9], theatrical director[10], and autobiographer[27]. Fields of work include opera[41], a music genre[42], founded in 1600[43] and Musikdrama[44], a musical concept[45]. Richard Wagner was employed by University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna[46].
Recognition
Richard Wagner received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[47].
Personal Life
Spouses include Cosima Wagner[17], a composer[48], 1837–1930[49], of German Reich[50] and Minna Planer[18], an actor[51], 1809–1866[52], of Kingdom of Saxony[53]. Children include Siegfried Wagner[19], a composer[54], 1869–1930[55] and Isolde Wagner[20], a painter[56], 1865–1919[57], of Germany[58]. Richard Wagner's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[59].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include February 13, 1883[5] and 1883[13]. Richard Wagner passed away in Venice[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[60]. He is buried at Wahnfried[14].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Richard Wagner include Richard-Wagner-Stiftung Bayreuth[61], Richard-Wagner-Denkmal[62], Richard Wagner Monument[63], Wagner Ice Piedmont[64], 3992 Wagner[65], Wagner[66], Richard-Wagner-Platz[67], and Reuterhaus Eisenach[68].
Why It Matters
Richard Wagner ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #4,090 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
He has been cited as an influence by Adolf Hitler[71], a soldier[72], 1889–1945[73], of Cisleithania[74], awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class[75], specialised in Nazism[76]; Friedrich Nietzsche[77], a philosopher[78], 1844–1900[79], of Kingdom of Prussia[80]; George Bernard Shaw[81], a music critic[82], 1856–1950[83], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[84], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[85], specialised in fine art[86]; Joseph Williams[87], a composer[88], b. 1960[89], of United States[90], specialised in film score[91]; Wassily Kandinsky[92], a painter[93], 1866–1944[94], of Russian Empire[95], specialised in painting[96]; and Buddenbrooks[97], a literary work[98], founded in 1890[99], written by Thomas Mann[100].
Works attributed to him include Der Ring des Nibelungen[101], The Artwork of the Future[102], Opera and Drama[103], Das Judenthum in der Musik[104], and Art and Revolution[105]. Entities named for him include Richard-Wagner-Stiftung Bayreuth[61], Richard-Wagner-Denkmal[62], Richard Wagner Monument[63], Wagner Ice Piedmont[64], 3992 Wagner[65], and Wagner[66].
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