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Ernst Kurth

Swiss music theorist
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Ernst Kurth
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 1, 1886
Date of death
August 2, 1946
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Bern
Country of citizenship
Switzerland, Austria[10][11]
Occupation
philosopher, musicologist, music theorist, university teacher, non-fiction writer
Employer
University of Bern[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie[18][19][20]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[22]
Family name
Kurth[15]
Given name
Ernst[16]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Muri bei Bern[17]
Student
Stoyan Brashovanov[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernst Kurth ru Курт, Эрнст ru Эрнст Курт
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000108703307
VIAF cluster ID
12349163
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr88001827
GND ID
118568256
Angelicum ID
94559
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
K/Kurth_Ernst_1886_1946
BDELIS ID
76709
BIBSYS ID
90187854
Bach digital person ID
00003318
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12171636z
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kurth-ernst
CONOR.BG ID
15147877
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Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A005280
DDB person (GND) ID
118568256
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118568256
FAST ID
225967
FES digital collections entity ID
425025
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118568256
Freebase ID
/m/03gstdd
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
15214
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2123100
Grove Music Online ID
15696
HDS ID
026968
IdRef ID
067021972
J9U entity ID
987007288470005171
KBR person ID
14097756
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118568256
NE.se ID
ernst-kurth
NL CR AUT ID
kup19940000054395
NLP ID
a0000002622068
NUKAT ID
n01091643
National Library of Latvia ID
000306847
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810570928305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1313686
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06913314X
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3929330
Open Library ID
OL4461358A
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
98789
Parsifal cluster ID
34906
Polish Music Library PBM ID
kurth-ernst
Prabook ID
2425313
RISM ID
people/30107588
SBN author ID
LO1V037090
SNAC ARK ID
w6m930q2
SPAP ID
a/0f96e3e0-c654-45c1-bfa7-fa0514a78502
Treccani ID
ernst-kurth
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11544690
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/167336
Vienna History Wiki ID
38499
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqvXMwKcHMFy4CMgm6VG3
Yale LUX ID
person/cccf8ccd-eb88-4e45-a34a-543650b1bf1b
Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online ID
K/Kurth_Ernst

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
philosopher, university teacher, musicologist, music theorist, non-fiction writer
Country of citizenship 2
Switzerland, Austria
Employer 1
University of Bern
Given name 1
Ernst
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Muri bei Bern
Place of birth 1
Vienna
Place of death 1
Bern
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Marquartstein
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Summary

Ernst Kurth was born on June 1, 1886[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on August 2, 1946[3], in Bern[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], university teacher[8], and non-fiction writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Kurth born?

Ernst Kurth was born in Vienna[2].

Where did Ernst Kurth die?

Ernst Kurth passed away in Bern[4].

What did Ernst Kurth do for work?

Ernst Kurth worked as a philosopher[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], university teacher[8], and non-fiction writer[9].

Related Entities

Austria Bern Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie
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  2. 16d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for place of birth, source for date of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland ([[Wikidata:Re"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 425025
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 425025, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Employer → University of Bern
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Neue Deutsche Biographie
    Family name → Kurth
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32153: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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