Sigurd Lie

Norwegian conductor and composer (1871–1904)
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Summary

Sigurd Lie was born on May 23, 1871[1], in Drammen[2]. He died on September 30, 1904[3], in Christiania[4]. He worked as a conductor[5] and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1871[8]
  • Place of burial: Vår Frelsers gravlund[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Norway[10]
  • Educated at: University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[11]
  • Student: Marie Louise Moestue[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Sigurd Lie[14]
  • Family name: Lie[15]
  • Given name: Sigurd[16]
  • Student of: Gudbrand Bøhn[17]
  • Instrument: violin[18]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[19], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[20]
  • Sibling: Johan Herman Lie[21]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: NO[23]

  • Began / founded: 1871-05-23[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1904-09-30[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 431af276-4645-4a3b-8ecc-bf9dbdc68ccc[26]

Why It Matters

Sigurd Lie has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Sigurd Lie born?

Sigurd Lie was born in Drammen[2].

Where did Sigurd Lie die?

Sigurd Lie passed away in Christiania[4].

What did Sigurd Lie do for work?

Sigurd Lie worked as a conductor[5] and composer[6].

Where did Sigurd Lie go to school?

Sigurd Lie was educated at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . nb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . CARLA. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . begravdeioslo.no. Retrieved . begravdeioslo.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'da', 'en', 'hu', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', 'sv']
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  2. 10w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Educated at: University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, CARLA comparison: Update educated at Leipzig Conservatory (Q312578) with matriculation qualifiers and sources"
  3. 23w ago · KaZoria · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Family name → Lie
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers
    Place of burial → Vår Frelsers gravlund
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Student: Marie Louise Moestue"
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