Willem van Otterloo

Dutch conductor and composer (1907–1978)
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Willem van Otterloo

Summary

Willem van Otterloo is a human[1]. He was born in Winterswijk[2]. He was born on December 27, 1907[3]. He died in Melbourne[4]. He died on July 27, 1978[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], and cellist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Willem van Otterloo's place of birth was Winterswijk[2].
  • Willem van Otterloo died in Melbourne[4].
  • Willem van Otterloo was born on December 27, 1907[3].
  • Willem van Otterloo died on July 27, 1978[5].
  • Willem van Otterloo held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Dutch was Willem van Otterloo's native language[11].
  • Willem van Otterloo worked as a conductor[6].
  • Willem van Otterloo's professions included composer[7].
  • Willem van Otterloo's professions included cellist[8].
  • Willem van Otterloo was educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam[12].
  • Willem van Otterloo is recorded as male[13].
  • Willem van Otterloo's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Willem van Otterloo's genre is classical music[15].
  • Willem van Otterloo's record label is recorded as Philips Records[16].
  • Willem van Otterloo's record label is recorded as Fontana Records[17].
  • Willem van Otterloo's record label is recorded as Epic Records[18].
  • Willem van Otterloo's Commons category is recorded as Willem van Otterloo[19].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[20].
  • Willem van Otterloo's given name is recorded as Willem[21].
  • Willem van Otterloo's director / manager is recorded as Residentie Orchestra[22].
  • Willem van Otterloo studied under Max Oróbio de Castro[23].
  • Willem van Otterloo's instrument is recorded as cello[24].
  • Willem van Otterloo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[25].
  • Willem van Otterloo's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[26].

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[27]

  • Country: NL[28]

  • Began / founded: 1907-12-27[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1978-07-27[30]

  • Genre(s): classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, conductor[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ab1d642f-f956-49d4-ae9c-156a3ea7e9e3[33]

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Origins and Family

Willem van Otterloo's place of birth was Winterswijk[2]. He was born on December 27, 1907[3]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Education

Willem van Otterloo was educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam[12]. He studied under Max Oróbio de Castro[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], and cellist[8].

Death and Burial

Willem van Otterloo died on July 27, 1978[5]. He passed away in Melbourne[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[20].

Why It Matters

Willem van Otterloo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Willem van Otterloo born?

Willem van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk[2].

Where did Willem van Otterloo die?

Willem van Otterloo passed away in Melbourne[4].

What did Willem van Otterloo do for work?

Willem van Otterloo worked as conductor[6], composer[7], and cellist[8].

Where did Willem van Otterloo go to school?

Willem van Otterloo was educated at Conservatorium van Amsterdam[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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