Gaspar van Weerbeke

Flemish musician and composer
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Summary

Gaspar van Weerbeke was born on 1445[1] in Oudenaarde[2]. He died on January 1, 1517[3], in Mainz[4]. He worked as a composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1440[7]
  • Native language: Dutch[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Given name: Gaspar[10]
  • Student of: Johannes Regis[11], Johannes Ockeghem[12]
  • Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[13], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[15]

Why It Matters

Gaspar van Weerbeke has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Gaspar van Weerbeke born?

Gaspar van Weerbeke was born in Oudenaarde[2].

Where did Gaspar van Weerbeke die?

Gaspar van Weerbeke died in Mainz[4].

What did Gaspar van Weerbeke do for work?

Gaspar van Weerbeke worked as a composer[5].

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. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Q27773913. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57891|batch #57891]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  2. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edit16 catalogue author id → 12000
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Edit16 catalogue author id: 12000, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107810205|Gaspar Weerbeke (#107810205)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4161|EDIT16 peo"
  3. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rism id → people/30006179
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Rism id: people/30006179, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259822|batch #259822]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → composer
    Described by source → Riemann's Music Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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