Shmuel Ashkenasi

Israeli musician
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Shmuel Ashkenasi

Summary

Shmuel Ashkenasi is a human[1]. Born in Tel Aviv[2], he… he was born on January 11, 1941[3]. He worked as a musician[4], violinist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's place of birth was Tel Aviv[2].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi was born on January 11, 1941[3].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi held citizenship in Israel[8].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi worked as a musician[4].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi worked as a violinist[5].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Among Shmuel Ashkenasi's employers was Curtis Institute of Music[9].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[10].
  • A notable student of Shmuel Ashkenasi was Richard Ireland[11].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi is recorded as male[12].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's family name is recorded as Ashkenazi[14].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's given name is recorded as Shmuel[15].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi studied under Ilona Fehér[16].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi studied under Efrem Zimbalist[17].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's instrument is recorded as violin[18].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[19].
  • Shmuel Ashkenasi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'שמואל אשכנזי'}[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: IL[22]

  • Began / founded: 1941-01-11[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 397c9d8d-d614-477f-a3cd-6b2fc01da212[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Shmuel Ashkenasi was born in Tel Aviv[2]. He was born on January 11, 1941[3].

Education

Shmuel Ashkenasi was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[10]. Studied under Ilona Fehér[16], a music educator[25], 1901–1988[26], of Hungary[27], awarded the honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science[28] and Efrem Zimbalist[17], a composer[29], 1889–1985[30], of United States[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4], violinist[5], and university teacher[6]. Shmuel Ashkenasi was employed by Curtis Institute of Music[9]. A notable student of him was Richard Ireland[11].

Why It Matters

Shmuel Ashkenasi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Shmuel Ashkenasi born?

Shmuel Ashkenasi's place of birth was Tel Aviv[2].

What did Shmuel Ashkenasi do for work?

Shmuel Ashkenasi worked as musician[4], violinist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Shmuel Ashkenasi go to school?

Shmuel Ashkenasi was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Curtis Institute of Music
    Prabook id 177748
    Family name Ashkenazi
    Sex or gender male
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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