Abraham Zevi Idelsohn

Jewish ethnologist, musicologist and composer (1882–1938)
Person human Q330741
Abraham Zevi Idelsohn
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Summary

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn was born on January 1, 1882[1], in Liepāja[2]. He died on January 1, 1938[3], in Johannesburg[4]. He worked as an ethnologist[5], composer[6], musicologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (516 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: June 11, 1882[10], July 13, 1882[11], July 14, 1882[12]
  • Date of death: August 15, 1938[13], August 14, 1938[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Latvia[15], Russian Empire[16]
  • Field of work: musicology[17], Jewish music[18], history of music[19], ethnology[20], music composing[21], composed musical work[22], music composition[23]
  • Educated at: University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Commons category: Abraham Zevi Idelsohn[26]
  • Given name: Abraham[27]
  • Work location: Palestine[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew[29], English[30], German[31]

Why It Matters

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Abraham Zevi Idelsohn born?

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn's place of birth was Liepāja[2].

Where did Abraham Zevi Idelsohn die?

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did Abraham Zevi Idelsohn do for work?

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn worked as an ethnologist[5], composer[6], musicologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Abraham Zevi Idelsohn go to school?

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn was educated at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . CARLA. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart Online Version. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 52606
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  2. 8d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ja', 'lv', 'pl', '
    Open library id → OL6206754A, OL591189A
    Sitelink count → 18
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 10w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Educated at: University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, CARLA comparison: Update educated at Leipzig Conservatory (Q312578) with matriculation qualifiers and sources"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → ethnologist, composer, musicologist +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: musician, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Hebrew, English, German
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Abraham
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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