Thijs van Leer

Dutch musician
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Thijs van Leer

Summary

Thijs van Leer is a human[1]. Born in Amsterdam[2], he… he was born on March 31, 1948[3]. He worked as a singer[4], pianist[5], songwriter[6], organist[7], and flautist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (853 views/month, #7,083 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amsterdam[2], Thijs van Leer…
  • Thijs van Leer was born on March 31, 1948[3].
  • A child of Thijs van Leer was Berenice van Leer[10].
  • Thijs van Leer held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[11].
  • Thijs van Leer's professions included singer[4].
  • Thijs van Leer's professions included pianist[5].
  • Thijs van Leer worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Thijs van Leer's professions included organist[7].
  • Thijs van Leer worked as a flautist[8].
  • Thijs van Leer received the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[12].
  • Thijs van Leer received the Silver Harp[13].
  • Thijs van Leer was a member of Focus[14].
  • Thijs van Leer was a member of Thijs van Leer Trio[15].
  • Thijs van Leer is recorded as male[16].
  • Thijs van Leer's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Thijs van Leer's genre is progressive rock[18].
  • Thijs van Leer's genre is jazz fusion[19].
  • Thijs van Leer's record label is recorded as Sire[20].
  • Thijs van Leer's Commons category is recorded as Thijs van Leer[21].
  • Thijs van Leer's family name is recorded as Van Leer[22].
  • Thijs van Leer's given name is recorded as Thijs[23].
  • Thijs van Leer's instrument is recorded as organ[24].
  • Thijs van Leer's instrument is recorded as flute[25].
  • Thijs van Leer's instrument is recorded as voice[26].
  • Thijs van Leer's instrument is recorded as musical keyboard[27].

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[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1948-03-31[30]

  • Genre(s): classical crossover, easy listening, jazz fusion, rock[31]

  • Community tags: classical crossover, easy listening, jazz fusion, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: df5689df-ee1c-4ed8-801c-6c5494e95981[33]

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Origins and Family

Thijs van Leer's place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. He was born on March 31, 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], pianist[5], songwriter[6], organist[7], and flautist[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[12], a grade of an order[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1892[36] and Silver Harp[13], a music award[37], in Netherlands[38].

Personal Life

A child of Thijs van Leer was Berenice van Leer[10].

Why It Matters

Thijs van Leer ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (853 views/month, #7,083 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Thijs van Leer born?

Thijs van Leer was born in Amsterdam[2].

What did Thijs van Leer do for work?

Thijs van Leer worked as singer[4], pianist[5], songwriter[6], organist[7], and flautist[8].

What awards did Thijs van Leer receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[12] and Silver Harp[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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