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Ferenc Erkel

Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist (1810–1893)
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Ferenc Erkel
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Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
November 7, 1810, January 1810[10]
Date of death
June 25, 1893, June 15, 1893[11]
Place of birth
Gyula
Place of death
Budapest
Country of citizenship
Hungary, Austrian Empire, Austria–Hungary[19][20][21]
Occupation
conductor, composer, chess player, music educator, pianist
Employer
Franz Liszt Academy of Music[22]
Educated at
Franz Liszt Academy of Music[23]
Award received
Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)[27][28]
Notable work
Himnusz, Hunyadi László[25][26]
Spouse
Adél Adler[13]
Child
Sándor Erkel, Gyula Erkel, László Erkel, Elek Erkel, Lajos Erkel[14][15][16][17][18]
Sibling
József Erkel
Genre
opera[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hungarian, German[44][45]
Country for sport
Hungary[46]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, A Repository of Modern Knowledge, Meyers Conversations-Lexicon, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958), Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Erkel[32]
Given name
Ferenc[33]
Instrument
piano[34]
Name in native language
Erkel Ferenc[47]
Show all 31 facts +7
P14536
383794
P14541
34mqvB
P14636
3205
P14750
267A-9D7A-1D34-1F09-FCE9
Place of burial
Fiume Road Graveyard[12]
Sport
chess[31]
Student
Károly Szabados[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ferenc Erkel da Franz Erkel de Franz Erkel fa فرنس ارکل fr Erkel he פרנץ ארקל hu Erkel Ferenc ja フェレンツ・エルケル ko 에르켈 페렌츠 nl Erkel Ferenc ru Франц Эркель ru Ференц Эркель ru Эркель ru Эркель Ф. ru Эркель Ференц ru Эркель, Ференц sv Erkel uk Ференц Еркель zh 法蘭茲·艾爾科 zh 艾凯尔
🔖 Identifiers · 99
ISNI
0000000081306933
VIAF cluster ID
51875112
Library of Congress authority ID
n81014433
GND ID
118530801
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
E/Erkel_Ferenc_1810_1893
Bach digital person ID
00006857
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13893697d
Biographical encyclopedia of Maros County
erkel-ferenc
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
erkel-ferenc-franz
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01436104
CONOR.SI ID
154012003
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1009071
Show all 99 identifiers +87
Chessgames.com player ID
31646
CiNii Research ID
1140282266692415360
Classical Archives composer ID
2489
DAHR artist ID
103030
DDB person (GND) ID
118530801
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118530801
Discogs artist ID
702418
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
120878
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
316950
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ferenc-Erkel
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
ferenc-erkel
Europeana entity
agent/base/150316
FAST ID
67555
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118530801
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
FamilySearch person ID
G3T5-GL9
Fandango person ID
199372
Find a Grave memorial ID
9531
Freebase ID
/m/03bq1w
GTAA ID
97402
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
ferenc-erkel
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0024367
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
10840
Gravsted.dk ID
ferencerkel
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ferenc_Erkel
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4937961
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
18289
Hymnary author ID
Erkel_Ferenc
Hyperion Records person ID
C2905
IMDb ID
nm0259475
IMSLP ID
Category:Erkel,_Ferenc
IPI name number
00009401024
IdRef ID
080007090
KANTO ID
000185228
KBR person ID
14001150
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118530801
Kallías ID
PE00268988
Kinobox person ID
856163
Lex ID
Franz_Erkel
Libris-URI
nl025lz648sv1zh
Liszt Academy Lexikon person ID
1845
LyricsTranslate ID
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Magyar életrajzi lexikon ID
ABC03609/03888
Museum-digital ID
78304
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
79537
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
444888
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000237267
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0951322X
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002161276
NLP ID
a0000002712884
NSZL (VIAF) ID
000000013740
NSZL name authority ID
46134
NUKAT ID
n97072621
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007272325505171
National Library of Latvia ID
000036938
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810672448005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6171659
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070468575
OSZMI ID
OSZMI1233
Obálky knih ID
ola2002161276
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3898477
Open Library ID
OL5747389A
OpenMLOL author ID
57055
Operone composer ID
erkel
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095756657
PIM authority ID
PIM63174
PORT person ID
19420
Prabook ID
2434220
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
19953
RISM ID
people/30017801
SBN author ID
MUSV025708
SELIBR ID
254496
SNAC ARK ID
w6c83f3v
SNK ID
158333
SPAP ID
a/8fc2a329-d3dd-4838-b73b-509c95529b43
SecondHandSongs artist ID
191516
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
3082
Topic's main category
Category:Ferenc Erkel
Treccani ID
ferenc-erkel
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
ferenc-erkel
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/400581
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
ferenc-erkel
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtCB8hD9XPrpJcbkvwwG3
Yale LUX ID
person/65ea90ea-7a33-40ab-b48e-fba5a958f889
Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online ID
E/Erkel_Familie
ČSFD person ID
366449

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 16
Himnusz, Himnusz, Bánk bán, Bánk bán, Hunyadi László, Hunyadi László, Sarolta, Sarolta +8 more
Occupation 5
composer, conductor, pianist, chess player, music educator
Compositions 4
Himnusz, Bánk bán, Hunyadi László, Sarolta
Country of citizenship 2
Hungary, Austrian Empire
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
Notable work 2
Himnusz, Hunyadi László
Award received 1
Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
Child 1
Sándor Erkel
Children (paternal) 1
Sándor Erkel
Country for sport 1
Hungary
Educated at 1
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Employer 1
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Genre 1
opera
Given name 1
Ferenc
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Hungarian
Mb:conductor position 1
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Mb:parent 1
Sándor Erkel
Named after 1
Erkel Theatre
Place of birth 1
Gyula
Place of burial 1
Fiume Road Graveyard
Place of death 1
Budapest
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
chess
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Summary

Ferenc Erkel was born on November 7, 1810[1], in Gyula[2]. He died on June 25, 1893[3], in Budapest[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], chess player[7], music educator[8], and pianist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ferenc Erkel include Erkel Theatre[48], a theatre building[49], in Hungary[50].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Ferenc Erkel include Erkel Theatre[48], a theatre building[49], in Hungary[50].

FAQs

Where was Ferenc Erkel born?

Ferenc Erkel was born in Gyula[2].

Where did Ferenc Erkel die?

Ferenc Erkel died in Budapest[4].

Who was Ferenc Erkel married to?

Ferenc Erkel's spouses include Adél Adler[13].

What did Ferenc Erkel do for work?

Ferenc Erkel worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], chess player[7], music educator[8], and pianist[9].

Where did Ferenc Erkel go to school?

Ferenc Erkel was educated at Franz Liszt Academy of Music[23].

What awards did Ferenc Erkel receive?

Honors received include Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph[27] and Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)[28].

Related Entities

Austrian Empire Hungary

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Erkel, Franz (BLKÖ). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . Erkel, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Erkel, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Erkel, Franz (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'az', 'be', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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  2. 19d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 10w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → Hungarian, German
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  11. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Apor Vilmos Platz 7, Kulturdenkmal, 2022 Gyula.jpg, Erkel Ferenc - Andrássy út 67 szám.JPG, Listed public building, Erkel plaque. - 18, Katona József Sq +6
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