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Georg Rhau

German composer
Person human Q95638

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1488
Date of death
August 6, 1548
Place of birth
Eisfeld
Place of death
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
composer, musicologist, choir director, conductor, music theorist, editor, Notenstecher, printer, publisher, cantor, organist, book dealer[5][6][7][8][9][11]
Position held
Thomaskantor[12]
Educated at
Leipzig University[13]
Work location
Lutherstadt Wittenberg[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[18][19][20]
Family name
Wikidata item[15]
Given name
Georg[16]
P14608
115690387
🏷️ Also known as
en Georg Rhau cs Georgius Rhavus cs Georg Rhaw cs Georg Rhawe cs Georgius Rhauvus de Georg Rhaw fa گئورگ رائو fi Georg Rhaw it Georg Rhaw pt Georg Rhaw ru Георг Рау
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000121428346
VIAF cluster ID
88648190
Library of Congress authority ID
n81048033
GND ID
115690387
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Georg Rhau.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
7007434
BMLO ID
r0476
Bach digital person ID
00004226
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15100308m
British Museum person or institution ID
142846
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
rhau-georg
CERL Thesaurus ID
cni00038773, cnp01390633
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CONOR.SI ID
53748835
CPDL ID
Georg Rhau
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A005995
CiNii Research ID
1140000791758065920
Classical Archives composer ID
30266
DDB person (GND) ID
115690387
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115690387
Discogs artist ID
1491772
Europeana entity
agent/base/95750
FAST ID
71996
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_115690387
FactGrid item ID
Longton Point
Freebase ID
/m/02pxvp2
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
17837
Grove Music Online ID
23314
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/412919678211
Hymnary author ID
Rhaw_G
IMSLP ID
Category:Rhau,_Georg
IdRef ID
076434982
IxTheo authority ID
134625714
KANTO ID
000221545
KBR person ID
14095664
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
115690387
Lex ID
Georg_Rhau
Libraries Australia ID
36203949
MMB ID
53338
Museum-digital ID
178613
MusicBrainz artist ID
711f6e31-7487-4a75-99b6-659ea8582142
Musicalics composer ID
99149
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000283866
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11683109
NL CR AUT ID
ola2009522776
NLA Trove people ID
1228775
NLP ID
a0000002395896
NSK (VIAF) ID
000107981
NSK ID
981005667795909366
NUKAT ID
n2005013885
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000436261
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007274924705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810536072205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX883720
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
115378278, 108888932
Obálky knih ID
ola2009522776
Open Library ID
OL1592197A
OpenMLOL author ID
57028
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
5847
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
6154
Prabook ID
2298666
Provenio UUID
80afed25-96f5-44d0-afa6-e59104ccc1a5, a744847a-7d57-4095-a982-30cc138245b7, 8803b53a-7cdf-48d2-bae1-b363fa741c2e, d9a65939-d8fb-49a9-9819-97274d4612da
RERO ID (legacy)
A000137334
RISM ID
people/30080925
SBN author ID
MUSV055038
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
3315
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10023309, ADV11140015
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/100547, 495/249115
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm9b3CFQ3bRgGCVx6384q
Yale LUX ID
person/1941286f-f86e-43a8-95d9-6d9e7bca8e8a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
composer, conductor, choir director, musicologist, music theorist
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 1
Leipzig University
FactGrid item ID 1
Longton Point
Given name 1
Georg
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Eisfeld
Place of death 1
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Position held 1
Thomaskantor
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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Summary

Georg Rhau's place of birth was Eisfeld[1]. He was born on January 1, 1488[2]. He died in Lutherstadt Wittenberg[3]. He died on August 6, 1548[4]. He worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], choir director[7], conductor[8], and music theorist[9].

FAQs

Where was Georg Rhau born?

Georg Rhau's place of birth was Eisfeld[1].

Where did Georg Rhau die?

Georg Rhau died in Lutherstadt Wittenberg[3].

What did Georg Rhau do for work?

Georg Rhau worked as composer[5], musicologist[6], choir director[7], conductor[8], and music theorist[9].

Where did Georg Rhau go to school?

Georg Rhau was educated at Leipzig University[13].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 3315
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  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 3315
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  3. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 115690387
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  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, musicologist, choir director +9
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32155|batch #32155]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (37)"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Occupation → composer, musicologist, choir director +9
    Instance of → human
    Citizenship → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
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