Sylvius Leopold Weiss

Summary

Sylvius Leopold Weiss is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Wrocław^[2]. He was born on October 12, 1687^[3]. He died in Dresden^[4]. He died on October 16, 1750^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6] and lutenist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Wrocław^[2], Sylvius Leopold Weiss…
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss passed away in Dresden^[4].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss was born on October 12, 1687^[3].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss was born on January 1, 1686^[9].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss died on October 16, 1750^[5].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss died on October 18, 1750^[10].
• Burial took place at Alter Katholischer Friedhof^[11].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss held citizenship in Germany^[12].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss worked as a composer^[6].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss worked as a lutenist^[7].
• A notable student of Sylvius Leopold Weiss was Adam Falckenhagen^[13].
• A notable student of Sylvius Leopold Weiss was Ernst Gottlieb Baron^[14].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss is recorded as male^[15].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss is associated with the Baroque music movement^[17].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's Commons category is recorded as Silvius Leopold Weiss^[18].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's family name is recorded as Weiss^[19].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's given name is recorded as Sylvius^[20].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's given name is recorded as Silvius^[21].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's given name is recorded as Leopold^[22].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's instrument is recorded as lute^[23].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[24].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[25].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's described by source is recorded as Outstanding personalities in Dresden and their flats^[26].
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1687-10-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1750-10-16^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8600a38e-f776-4543-9071-dfe5db653afe^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Wrocław^[2], Sylvius Leopold Weiss… Recorded date of birth include October 12, 1687^[3] and January 1, 1686^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6] and lutenist^[7]. Notable students include Adam Falckenhagen^[13], a composer^[35], 1697–1754^[36], of Germany^[37] and Ernst Gottlieb Baron^[14], a composer^[38], 1696–1760^[39], of Germany^[40].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 16, 1750^[5] and October 18, 1750^[10]. Sylvius Leopold Weiss died in Dresden^[4]. Burial took place at Alter Katholischer Friedhof^[11].

Why It Matters

Sylvius Leopold Weiss ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Sylvius Leopold Weiss born?

Born in Wrocław^[2], Sylvius Leopold Weiss…

Where did Sylvius Leopold Weiss die?

Sylvius Leopold Weiss died in Dresden^[4].

What did Sylvius Leopold Weiss do for work?

Sylvius Leopold Weiss worked as composer^[6] and lutenist^[7].