Takashi Asahina

Japanese musician (1908-2001)
Person human Q1142290
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Takashi Asahina

Summary

Takashi Asahina is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tokyo City[2]. He was born on July 9, 1908[3]. He died in Kobe[4]. He died on December 29, 2001[5]. He worked as a conductor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tokyo City[2], Takashi Asahina…
  • Takashi Asahina died in Kobe[4].
  • Takashi Asahina was born on July 9, 1908[3].
  • Takashi Asahina died on December 29, 2001[5].
  • Takashi Asahina held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Takashi Asahina held citizenship in Empire of Japan[9].
  • Takashi Asahina worked as a conductor[6].
  • Takashi Asahina's education included a stint at Kyoto University[10].
  • Takashi Asahina received the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class[11].
  • Takashi Asahina received the Order of Culture[12].
  • Takashi Asahina received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[13].
  • Takashi Asahina received the Person of Cultural Merit[14].
  • Takashi Asahina received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15].
  • Takashi Asahina is recorded as male[16].
  • Takashi Asahina's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Takashi Asahina's genre is classical music[18].
  • Takashi Asahina's Commons category is recorded as Takashi Asahina[19].
  • Takashi Asahina's family name is recorded as Asahina[20].
  • Takashi Asahina's given name is recorded as Takashi[21].
  • Takashi Asahina's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[22].
  • Takashi Asahina's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '朝比奈隆'}[23].
  • Takashi Asahina's name in kana is recorded as あさひな たかし[24].
  • Takashi Asahina's start of work period is recorded as 1940[25].

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[26]

  • Country: JP[27]

  • Began / founded: 1908-07-09[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-12-29[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d56a6c6-7b00-4f91-8a0d-506970709738[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Tokyo City[2], Takashi Asahina… he was born on July 9, 1908[3].

Education

Takashi Asahina was educated at Kyoto University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Takashi Asahina worked as a conductor[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class[11], a grade of an order[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1875[33]; Order of Culture[12], an order[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1937[36]; Medal with Purple Ribbon[13], a grade of an order[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1955[39]; Person of Cultural Merit[14], a title of honor[40], in Japan[41]; and Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15], a decoration[42], in Germany[43].

Death and Burial

Takashi Asahina died on December 29, 2001[5]. He passed away in Kobe[4].

Why It Matters

Takashi Asahina ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Takashi Asahina born?

Takashi Asahina was born in Tokyo City[2].

Where did Takashi Asahina die?

Takashi Asahina died in Kobe[4].

What did Takashi Asahina do for work?

Takashi Asahina worked as conductor[6].

Where did Takashi Asahina go to school?

Takashi Asahina was educated at Kyoto University[10].

What awards did Takashi Asahina receive?

Honors received include Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class[11], Order of Culture[12], Medal with Purple Ribbon[13], and Person of Cultural Merit[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . 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. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of death Kobe
    Occupation conductor
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