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Samuel Pokrass

Russian composer (1897–1939)
Person human Q4369153

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1897
Date of death
June 15, 1939
Place of birth
Kyiv
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Soviet Union[8][9]
Occupation
composer, pianist, songwriter
Educated at
R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Saint Petersburg Conservatory[10][11]
Notable work
White Army, Black Baron[12]
Sibling
Daniil Pokrass, Dmitry Pokrass[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[19]
Family name
Pokrass[15]
Given name
Samuel, Samuil[16][17]
Instrument
piano[18]
Member of
Pokrass brothers[13]
Name in native language
Самуил Яковлевич Покрасс[20]
P14750
E81B-C63E-F63E-638B-C1D3[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samuel Pokrass en Samuil Yakovlevich Pokrass en Samuel Yakovlevich Pokrass de Samuil Pokrass de Samuil Jakowlewitsch Pokrass ja サムイル・ポクラス nl Покрасс Самуил Яковлевич nl Самуил Яковлевич Покрасс ru Покрасс, Самуил Яковлевич ru Покрасс С. ru Покрасс, Самуил ru Покрасс Самуил Яковлевич ru Покрасс С. Я. ru Самуил Покрасс ru Самуил Яковлевич Покрасс sv Samuil Jakovlevitj Pokrass sv Samuil Pokrass sv Samujil Jakovytj Pokrass uk Покрасс Самуїл Якович uk Самуїл Покрасс
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000001446013
VIAF cluster ID
302580934, 74118280
Library of Congress authority ID
no89005101
GND ID
1057853593
American Film Institute person ID
138326
Armradioarchive.am person ID
boli8iQ
BabelNet ID
02697445n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14828254x
CONOR.BG ID
47275877
DAHR artist ID
108763
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1057853593
Discogs artist ID
2830718
Show all 27 identifiers +15
Europeana entity
agent/base/159651
Freebase ID
/m/096jcr
IMDb ID
nm0688717
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
13256#01
Kinobox person ID
360017
MusicBrainz artist ID
47a9f6e8-2ed5-464e-8842-75f42ada49e3
NUKAT ID
n2016139951
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007516920205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000171794
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810606053705606
Prabook ID
1034573, 1908736
RISM ID
people/50047489
SNAC ARK ID
w6qk56gv
TMDB person ID
1307760
Yale LUX ID
person/a335b522-4c06-42ea-be92-f28145b9195d

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 4
White Army, Black Baron, White Army, Black Baron, Tri tankista, Tri tankista
Country of citizenship 2
Soviet Union, Russian Empire
Educated at 2
Saint Petersburg Conservatory, R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music
Occupation 2
composer, pianist
Sibling 2
Dmitry Pokrass, Daniil Pokrass
Siblings 2
Dmitry Pokrass, Daniil Pokrass
Compositions 1
White Army, Black Baron
Given name 1
Samuel
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Notable work 1
White Army, Black Baron
Place of birth 1
Kyiv
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Mb:sibling 1
Dmitry Pokrass
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Summary

Samuel Pokrass was born in 1897[1] in Kyiv[2]. He died on June 15, 1939[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], and songwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Pokrass born?

Samuel Pokrass was born in Kyiv[2].

Where did Samuel Pokrass die?

Samuel Pokrass passed away in New York City[4].

What did Samuel Pokrass do for work?

Samuel Pokrass worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], and songwriter[7].

Where did Samuel Pokrass go to school?

Samuel Pokrass was educated at R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music[10] and Saint Petersburg Conservatory[11].

Related Entities

New York City Russian Empire

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Member of → Pokrass brothers
    P14750 → E81B-C63E-F63E-638B-C1D3
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  2. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, pianist, songwriter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36438|batch #36438]]: add P1810 to P5504 (RISM persons)"
  3. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook ID → 1034573, 1908736
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  4. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Saint Petersburg Conservatory
    Place of death → New York City
    Prabook ID → 1034573, 1908736
    Family name → Pokrass
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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