Wilhelm Cramer

London violinist and conductor
Person human Q78303
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Summary

Wilhelm Cramer was born on January 1, 1746[1], in Mannheim[2]. He died on October 5, 1799[3], in London[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], violinist[6], chapelmaster[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Father: Johann Jacob Cramer[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: classical music[13]
  • Family name: Cramer[14]
  • Given name: Wilhelm[15]
  • Depicted by: Wilhelm Cramer[16]
  • Instrument: violin[17]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[20]
  • P14536: 425615[21]
  • P14585: 76269[22]
  • P14608: 129462543[23]

Why It Matters

Wilhelm Cramer has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Cramer born?

Wilhelm Cramer's place of birth was Mannheim[2].

Where did Wilhelm Cramer die?

Wilhelm Cramer died in London[4].

Who were Wilhelm Cramer's parents?

Wilhelm Cramer's father was Johann Jacob Cramer[10].

What did Wilhelm Cramer do for work?

Wilhelm Cramer worked as a conductor[5], violinist[6], chapelmaster[7], and composer[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'pl']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 129462543
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 76269
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  4. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 425615
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
    Depicted by → Wilhelm Cramer
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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