T. N. Krishnan

Indian musician
Person human Q2116984
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T. N. Krishnan

Summary

T. N. Krishnan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Thrippunithura[2]. He was born on October 6, 1928[3]. He passed away in Chennai[4]. He died on November 2, 2020[5]. He worked as a violinist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Thrippunithura[2], T. N. Krishnan…
  • T. N. Krishnan died in Chennai[4].
  • T. N. Krishnan was born on October 6, 1928[3].
  • T. N. Krishnan died on November 2, 2020[5].
  • T. N. Krishnan held citizenship in India[8].
  • T. N. Krishnan held citizenship in British Raj[9].
  • T. N. Krishnan held citizenship in Dominion of India[10].
  • T. N. Krishnan worked as a violinist[6].
  • T. N. Krishnan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[11].
  • T. N. Krishnan received the Padma Bhushan[12].
  • T. N. Krishnan received the Padma Shri in arts[13].
  • T. N. Krishnan received the Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[14].
  • T. N. Krishnan is recorded as male[15].
  • T. N. Krishnan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • T. N. Krishnan's genre is Carnatic music[17].
  • T. N. Krishnan's Commons category is recorded as Trippunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan[18].
  • T. N. Krishnan's given name is recorded as T.[19].
  • T. N. Krishnan's instrument is recorded as violin[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: IN[22]

  • Began / founded: 1928-10-06[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4d024ce6-f697-448e-be8a-c31caffdf068[24]

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Origins and Family

Born in Thrippunithura[2], T. N. Krishnan… he was born on October 6, 1928[3].

Career and Affiliations

T. N. Krishnan worked as a violinist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[11], an award[25], in India[26]; Padma Bhushan[12], a civil decoration[27], in India[28], founded in 1954[29]; Padma Shri in arts[13], a class of award[30], in India[31]; and Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[14].

Death and Burial

T. N. Krishnan died on November 2, 2020[5]. He died in Chennai[4].

Why It Matters

T. N. Krishnan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was T. N. Krishnan born?

Born in Thrippunithura[2], T. N. Krishnan…

Where did T. N. Krishnan die?

T. N. Krishnan passed away in Chennai[4].

What did T. N. Krishnan do for work?

T. N. Krishnan worked as violinist[6].

What awards did T. N. Krishnan receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[11], Padma Bhushan[12], Padma Shri in arts[13], and Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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