Franz Beyer

German musicologist and viola player
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Franz Beyer

Summary

Franz Beyer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Weingarten[2]. He was born on February 26, 1922[3]. He passed away in Munich[4]. He died on June 29, 2018[5]. He worked as a musicologist[6], music historian[7], university teacher[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Weingarten[2], Franz Beyer…
  • Franz Beyer passed away in Munich[4].
  • Franz Beyer was born on February 26, 1922[3].
  • Franz Beyer died on June 29, 2018[5].
  • Franz Beyer held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Franz Beyer worked as a musicologist[6].
  • Franz Beyer worked as a music historian[7].
  • Franz Beyer worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Franz Beyer worked as a composer[9].
  • Franz Beyer was employed by University of Music and Theatre Munich[12].
  • Franz Beyer received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13].
  • Franz Beyer received the Cultural Prize of the Cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten[14].
  • Franz Beyer is recorded as male[15].
  • Franz Beyer's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Franz Beyer's genre is classical music[17].
  • Franz Beyer's family name is recorded as Beyer[18].
  • Franz Beyer's given name is recorded as Franz[19].
  • Franz Beyer's instrument is recorded as viola[20].
  • Franz Beyer's described by source is recorded as Franz Beyer, Who Revised Mozart’s Requiem, Is Dead at 96[21].
  • Franz Beyer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[22].
  • Franz Beyer's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Franz Beyer'}[23].

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[24]

  • Country: DE[25]

  • Began / founded: 1922-02-26[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-06-29[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: facba60b-6eb7-4ee3-b967-c35acc77349b[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Franz Beyer's place of birth was Weingarten[2]. He was born on February 26, 1922[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[6], music historian[7], university teacher[8], and composer[9]. Among Franz Beyer's employers was University of Music and Theatre Munich[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13], a decoration[29], in Germany[30] and Cultural Prize of the Cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten[14], a cultural prize[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1977[33].

Death and Burial

Franz Beyer died on June 29, 2018[5]. He died in Munich[4].

Why It Matters

Franz Beyer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Franz Beyer born?

Franz Beyer was born in Weingarten[2].

Where did Franz Beyer die?

Franz Beyer died in Munich[4].

What did Franz Beyer do for work?

Franz Beyer worked as musicologist[6], music historian[7], university teacher[8], and composer[9].

What awards did Franz Beyer receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13] and Cultural Prize of the Cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . University of Music and Theatre Munich. Retrieved . website.musikhochschule-muenchen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . University of Music and Theatre Munich. Retrieved . website.musikhochschule-muenchen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Cultural Prize of the Cities of Ravensburg and Weingarten
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