Thomas Tellefsen

Norwegian pianist and composer (1823–1874)

Person human Q351878

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: November 26, 1823
Date of death: October 6, 1874
Place of birth: Trondheim
Place of death: Paris
Country of citizenship: Norway^[10]
Occupation: pianist, composer
Father: Johan Christian Tellefsen^[8]
Spouse: Severine Morgenstierne^[9]
Student of: Friedrich Kalkbrenner^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian^[18]
Birth name: Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen^[19]
Described by source: Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Riemann's Music Dictionary^[16]^[17]
Family name: Tellefsen^[12]
Given name: Thomas^[13]
Instrument: piano^[15]
Place of burial: Auteuil Cemetery^[7]

🏷️ Also known as

en Thomas Tellefsen de Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen fa توماس تلفسن ja トマス・テレフセン ru Теллефсен, Томас ru Томас Теллефсен sv Thomas Dyke Auckland Tellefsen

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Library of Congress authority ID: n87114207
GND ID: 121283968
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen (1823 - 1874).jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID: 90214685
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15084798z
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01390181
Classical Archives composer ID: 57094
DDB person (GND) ID: 121283968
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 121283968
DigitaltMuseum ID: 021036972822

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Europeana entity: agent/base/1842
FactGrid item ID: AL-60
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Thomas_Tellefsen
Grove Music Online ID: 27636
Hymnary author ID: Tellefsen_Thomas
IMSLP ID: Category:Tellefsen,_Thomas_Dyke_Acland
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Norsk biografisk leksikon ID: Thomas_Tellefsen
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Frédéric Chopin, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Ole Andreas Lindeman

Occupation 2

composer, pianist

Country of citizenship 1

Norway

Described by source 1

Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon

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Given name 1

Thomas

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piano

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Norwegian

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Jane Stirling

Place of birth 1

Trondheim

Place of burial 1

Auteuil Cemetery

Place of death 1

Paris

Sex or gender 1

male

Student of 1

Friedrich Kalkbrenner

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Summary

Thomas Tellefsen was born on November 26, 1823^[1], in Trondheim^[2]. He died on October 6, 1874^[3], in Paris^[4]. He worked as a pianist^[5] and composer^[6].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Tellefsen born?

Thomas Tellefsen's place of birth was Trondheim^[2].

Where did Thomas Tellefsen die?

Thomas Tellefsen died in Paris^[4].

Who were Thomas Tellefsen's parents?

Thomas Tellefsen's father was Johan Christian Tellefsen^[8].

Who was Thomas Tellefsen married to?

Thomas Tellefsen's spouses include Severine Morgenstierne^[9].

What did Thomas Tellefsen do for work?

Thomas Tellefsen worked as a pianist^[5] and composer^[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — place of birth (P19): Trondheim. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — place of death (P20): Paris. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — father (P22): Johan Christian Tellefsen. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — spouse (P26): Severine Morgenstierne. Norsk biografisk leksikon. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — country of citizenship (P27): Norway. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — occupation (P106): pianist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — occupation (P106): composer. Musicalics. Retrieved 2022-04-05. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — place of burial (P119): Auteuil Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — date of birth (P569): November 26, 1823. International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — date of death (P570): October 6, 1874. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — family name (P734): Tellefsen. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — given name (P735): Thomas. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — student of (P1066): Friedrich Kalkbrenner. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — instrument (P1303): piano. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — described by source (P1343): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — described by source (P1343): Riemann's Music Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Norwegian. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Thomas Tellefsen — birth name (P1477): Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen. wikidata.org.

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20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Father → Johan Christian Tellefsen

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Languages spoken, written or signed → Norwegian

Place of birth → Trondheim

Occupation → pianist, composer

Student of → Friedrich Kalkbrenner

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