Yrjö Kilpinen

Finnish composer (1892-1959)
Person human Q925081
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Yrjö Kilpinen

Summary

Yrjö Kilpinen is a human[1]. Born in Helsinki[2], he… he was born on February 4, 1892[3]. He passed away in Helsinki[4]. He died on March 2, 1959[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Yrjö Kilpinen was born in Helsinki[2].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen passed away in Helsinki[4].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen was born on February 4, 1892[3].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen died on March 2, 1959[5].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen held citizenship in Finland[8].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen worked as a composer[6].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen was educated at Sibelius Academy[9].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen received the Order of the German Eagle[10].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen received the Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[11].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen received the German Red Cross Decoration[12].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen is recorded as male[13].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen's genre is classical music[15].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen's Commons category is recorded as Yrjö Kilpinen[16].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen's family name is recorded as Kilpinen[17].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen's given name is recorded as Yrjö[18].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[19].
  • Yrjö Kilpinen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[20].

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[21]

  • Country: FI[22]

  • Began / founded: 1892-02-04[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1959-03-02[24]

  • Genre(s): classical[25]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, finnish composer[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 43ef6318-4002-435e-8b85-9c5fcc00cc75[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Yrjö Kilpinen was born in Helsinki[2]. He was born on February 4, 1892[3].

Education

Yrjö Kilpinen was educated at Sibelius Academy[9].

Career and Affiliations

Yrjö Kilpinen worked as a composer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the German Eagle[10], an order[28], in Nazi Germany[29], founded in 1937[30]; Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[11], a grade of an order[31], in Finland[32], founded in 1919[33]; and German Red Cross Decoration[12], an award[34], in Germany[35].

Death and Burial

Yrjö Kilpinen died on March 2, 1959[5]. He died in Helsinki[4].

Why It Matters

Yrjö Kilpinen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Yrjö Kilpinen born?

Yrjö Kilpinen was born in Helsinki[2].

Where did Yrjö Kilpinen die?

Yrjö Kilpinen passed away in Helsinki[4].

What did Yrjö Kilpinen do for work?

Yrjö Kilpinen worked as composer[6].

Where did Yrjö Kilpinen go to school?

Yrjö Kilpinen was educated at Sibelius Academy[9].

What awards did Yrjö Kilpinen receive?

Honors received include Order of the German Eagle[10], Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[11], and German Red Cross Decoration[12].

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. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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