Teodoro Cottrau

Italian composer, poet and writer (1827–1879)
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Teodoro Cottrau

Summary

Teodoro Cottrau is a human[1]. Born in Naples[2], he… he was born on December 7, 1827[3]. He died in Naples[4]. He died on March 30, 1879[5]. He worked as a composer[6], poet[7], writer[8], journalist[9], and lyricist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Teodoro Cottrau was born in Naples[2].
  • Teodoro Cottrau passed away in Naples[4].
  • Teodoro Cottrau was born on December 7, 1827[3].
  • Teodoro Cottrau died on March 30, 1879[5].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's father was Guillaume Louis Cottrau[12].
  • Teodoro Cottrau held citizenship in Kingdom of Italy[13].
  • Teodoro Cottrau worked as a composer[6].
  • Teodoro Cottrau worked as a poet[7].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's professions included writer[8].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's professions included journalist[9].
  • Teodoro Cottrau worked as a lyricist[10].
  • Teodoro Cottrau worked as a songwriter[14].
  • Teodoro Cottrau is recorded as male[15].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's Commons category is recorded as Teodoro Cottrau[17].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's family name is recorded as Cottrau[18].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's given name is recorded as Teodoro[19].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[20].
  • Teodoro Cottrau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[21].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: IT[23]

  • Began / founded: 1827-12-07[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1879-03-30[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c863d1b2-c3bd-488e-b320-7ef4997feaab[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Teodoro Cottrau was born in Naples[2]. He was born on December 7, 1827[3]. His father was Guillaume Louis Cottrau[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], poet[7], writer[8], journalist[9], lyricist[10], and songwriter[14].

Death and Burial

Teodoro Cottrau died on March 30, 1879[5]. He died in Naples[4].

Why It Matters

Teodoro Cottrau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 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 Teodoro Cottrau born?

Teodoro Cottrau's place of birth was Naples[2].

Where did Teodoro Cottrau die?

Teodoro Cottrau passed away in Naples[4].

Who were Teodoro Cottrau's parents?

Teodoro Cottrau's father was Guillaume Louis Cottrau[12].

What did Teodoro Cottrau do for work?

Teodoro Cottrau worked as composer[6], poet[7], writer[8], journalist[9], and lyricist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01228829
    Occupation composer, poet, writer +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32155|batch #32155]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (37)"
  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01228829
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
  3. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, poet, writer +6
    Place of death Naples
    Instance of human
    Occupation
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29601|batch #29601]]: add P1810 to P12458"
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