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Walter Gieseking

German pianist (1895–1956)
Person Human Q61028

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
November 5, 1895
Date of death
October 26, 1956
Place of birth
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Germany, France[11][12]
Occupation
lepidopterist, pianist, composer, academic musician, writer, musician, professor[13][14]
Employer
Hochschule für Musik Saar[15]
Educated at
Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media[16]
Genre
classical music[25]
Work location
Hanover[28]
Student of
Karl Leimer[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[33]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library, Neue Deutsche Biographie[31][32]
Family name
Gieseking[26]
Given name
Walter[27]
Instrument
piano[30]
Name in native language
Walter Gieseking[34]
Place of burial
Wiesbaden North Cemetery[10]
Student
Rosa Maria Kucharski i Gonzàlez, André Boucourechliev, Hans Otte, Albert Ferber, Werner Haas, Peter Schmalfuss, Reimar Riefling[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Gieseking en Walter Wilhelm Gieseking de Walter Wilhelm Gieseking es Walter Wilhelm Gieseking fa والتر گیسکینگ fi Walter Wilhelm Gieseking fr Gieseking he ולטר גיזקינג ja ヴァルター・ギーゼキング ja ワルター・ギーゼキング ko 발터 기제킹 ko 기제킹 pl Walter Wilhelm Gieseking ru Вальтер Гизекинг ru Гизекинг Вальтер ru Гизекинг, Вальтер Вильгельм sv Gieseking uk Вальтер Ґізекінґ zh 桑松·弗朗索瓦 zh 沃尔特·吉塞金
🔖 Identifiers · 114
ISNI
000000011062494X
VIAF cluster ID
51875300
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81139109
GND ID
118694820
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Walter-Gieseking.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000659476
Apple Music artist ID
505927
Awards & Winners artist ID
01tdtp
BIBSYS ID
90573431
BMLO ID
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BVMC person ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138944555
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
33518179
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1688
CiNii Research ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
9801
DAHR artist ID
103372
DDB person (GND) ID
118694820
DFK Paris person ID
0002796375
De Agostini ID
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Deezer artist ID
56796
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118694820
Dezède person ID
17730
Discogs artist ID
840349
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Entomologists of the World ID
119363
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
83060
FES digital collections entity ID
365172
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118694820
FactGrid item ID
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Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
155846458
Freebase ID
/m/01tdtp
GTAA ID
257634
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
14150
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Walter_Gieseking
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2359689
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
gizeking-val-ter-031cf7
Grove Music Online ID
11111
HAND ID
CB3E-EAD1-3ABB-425C-B18A
Harper's tag
walter-gieseking
Hessian Biography person ID
24670
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
21954
IMDb ID
nm3223277
IMSLP ID
Category:Gieseking,_Walter
IdRef ID
03131855X
Isidore scholar ID
gieseking_walter_piano
J9U entity ID
987007272292805171
Jaxsta profile ID
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KANTO ID
000190323
KBR person ID
14028198
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118694820
Kinobox person ID
1535138
Kinopoisk person ID
2117390
Last.fm ID
Walter+Gieseking
Lex ID
Walter_Gieseking
Libraries Australia ID
35123160
LiederNet composer ID
32946
MMB ID
29495
Munzinger person ID
00000000840
MuseScore artist ID
9202
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
79709
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
225231
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000237508
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02944824
NDL Authority ID
00521960
NE.se ID
walter-gieseking
NL CR AUT ID
pna2007389227
NLA Trove people ID
833173
NLAI ID
114995
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
NLB-ar1621460
NSK (VIAF) ID
000612341
NSK ID
981005725302809366
NUKAT ID
n2006108074
National Library of Brazil ID
000726327
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000440917
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201615717
National Library of Latvia ID
000010631
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:MF9;=vN
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810687748105606
National Library of Portugal ID
34768
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX893487
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070849145
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043077766
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3905410
Open Library ID
OL2195225A
OpenMLOL author ID
52443
PM20 folder ID
pe/006097
Parsifal cluster ID
508085
Patrinum ID
269212
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
23288
RERO ID (legacy)
A003295365
RILM ID
11844
SBN author ID
LO1V148170
SNAC ARK ID
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Saarland Biografien ID
1717
Shazam artist ID
505927
Spotify artist ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
3811
Tidal artist ID
54364
Treccani ID
walter-gieseking
TuneCore Japan artist ID
636027
UOM ID
89452
Universal Music France artist ID
20000106512
WikiTree person ID
Gieseking-30
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwxK3TyGG66YfjvPbWdQq
Yale LUX ID
person/446afb51-6528-4db1-a13a-3394bea2777a

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🔗 Connections
Students 5
André Boucourechliev, Ward Swingle, Werner Haas, Hans Otte, Albert Ferber
Mb:teacher 4
André Boucourechliev, Albert Ferber, Peter Schmalfuss, Klaus Schilde
Student 4
André Boucourechliev, Werner Haas, Hans Otte, Albert Ferber
Occupation 3
composer, pianist, lepidopterist
Country of citizenship 2
France, Germany
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Educated at 1
Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media
FactGrid item ID 1
Coleman
Genre 1
classical music
Given name 1
Walter
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Karl Leimer
Teachers 1
Karl Leimer
← SNARC ID 1
Jean-Marie Perrot
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Summary

Walter Gieseking was born on November 5, 1895[1], in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon[2]. He died on October 26, 1956[3], in London[4]. He worked as a lepidopterist[5], pianist[6], composer[7], academic musician[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Walter Gieseking born?

Walter Gieseking's place of birth was 2nd arrondissement of Lyon[2].

Where did Walter Gieseking die?

Walter Gieseking passed away in London[4].

What did Walter Gieseking do for work?

Walter Gieseking worked as a lepidopterist[5], pianist[6], composer[7], academic musician[8], and writer[9].

Where did Walter Gieseking go to school?

Walter Gieseking was educated at Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media[16].

Related Entities

France Germany London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . fondsenligne.archives-lyon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . radiofrance.fr. radiofrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . radiofrance.fr. radiofrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · DMontagne en résidence · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Radio France person ID → —
    "Removed claim: Radio France person ID: walter-gieseking, batch #294507"
  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → BEIC Digital Library, Neue Deutsche Biographie
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 56796
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63225: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part2.: im"
  4. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 54364
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63221: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part2.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  5. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → lepidopterist, pianist, composer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61951: Import professions from Lower Saxony Biography"
  6. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Hanover
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61909: Import places from Lower Saxony Biography"
  7. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → NLB-ar1621460
    "source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  8. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 24670
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  9. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → CB3E-EAD1-3ABB-425C-B18A
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
  10. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TuneCore Japan artist ID → 636027
    "Created claim: TuneCore Japan artist ID: 636027, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784926328589"
  11. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → walter-gieseking
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: walter-gieseking, Matched to walter gieseking (#289967747) in Harpe…"
  12. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 365172
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 365172, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  13. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → lepidopterist, pianist, composer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  14. 27w ago · KaZoria · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → BEIC Digital Library, Neue Deutsche Biographie
    Country of citizenship → Germany, France
    Sex or gender → male
    Shazam artist ID → 505927
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Student: Reimar Riefling"
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