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Gottfried Silbermann

German organ builder (1683-1753)
Person human Q61720

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
January 14, 1683
Date of death
August 4, 1753
Place of birth
Kleinbobritzsch
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Electorate of Saxony[7]
Occupation
organ builder, piano maker
Field of work
organbuilding[8]
Sibling
Andreas Silbermann[32]
Student of
Andreas Silbermann[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[31]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Outstanding personalities in Dresden and their flats, Neue Deutsche Biographie[26][27][28][29][30]
Family name
Silbermann[18]
Given name
Gottfried[19]
Instrument
organ[25]
P14536
390676
P14585
41565
Relative
Johann Heinrich Silbermann, Johann Andreas Silbermann, Johann Daniel Silbermann, Johann Georg Silbermann[20][21][22][23]
Student
Johann Heinrich Silbermann, Johann Daniel Silbermann, Zacharias Hildebrandt, Johann Tobias Dressel, Johann Christian Dressel, David Schubert, Johann Georg Schoen, Johann Georg Silbermann[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gottfried Silbermann en Johann Gottfried Silbermann cs Gottfried Johann Silbermann cs Johann Gottfried Silbermann de Johann Gottfried Silbermann es Silbermann fa گوتفرید سیلبرمن fr Johann Gottfried Silbermann it Johann Gottfried Silbermann ja ゴットフリート・ジルバーマン ko 고트프리트 질버만 ru Зильберман И. ru Зильберман И. Г. ru Зильберман, Иоганн ru Зильберман Иоганн Готфрид ru Зильберман Йохан Готфрид ru Зильберман, Йохан Готфрид ru Иоганн Готфрид Зильберман ru Иоганн Зильберман ru Йохан Готфрид Зильберман
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000066764848
VIAF cluster ID
35249504
Library of Congress authority ID
n85153297
GND ID
118614304
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gottfriedsilbermannfortunabrunnen.jpg ↗
BMLO ID
s4066
Bach digital person ID
00004807
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121470035
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
silbermann-gottfried
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01327386
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A006473
DDB person (GND) ID
118614304
Show all 44 identifiers +32
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118614304
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Gottfried-Silbermann
FAST ID
164502
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118614304
FactGrid item ID
Collado Mediano
Freebase ID
/m/0b8nsx
Geni.com profile ID
6000000033356141106
Golden ID
Gottfried_Silbermann-NADWJ4
IdRef ID
110277414
IxTheo authority ID
147385814
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118614304
Museum-digital ID
40716
NL CR AUT ID
hka2014805516
NUKAT ID
n2003082457
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273910505171
National Library of Latvia ID
000217394
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:hzZ;=CM
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813128835505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5300502
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
101407467
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3975192
Polish Music Library PBM ID
silbermann-gottfried
RILM ID
24506
RISM ID
people/50050188
Rodovid ID
304100
Stadtwiki Dresden article
Gottfried_Silbermann
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
3727
Topic's main category
Category:Gottfried Silbermann
Union List of Artist Names ID
500122399
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
gottfried-silbermann
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkHkwW4y6FtxtfY4xPG73
Yale LUX ID
person/229cee66-ba0d-4f9c-835b-63349f3e4e8c

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Occupation 2
organ builder, piano maker
Country of citizenship 1
Electorate of Saxony
Given name 1
Gottfried
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
organ
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Named after 1
3943 Silbermann
Place of death 1
Dresden
Relative 1
Johann Andreas Silbermann
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Andreas Silbermann
Siblings 1
Andreas Silbermann
Student 1
Zacharias Hildebrandt
Student of 1
Andreas Silbermann
Students 1
Zacharias Hildebrandt
Teachers 1
Andreas Silbermann
← Manufacturer 1
pipe organ of the Church of Our Lady in Dresden
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Summary

Gottfried Silbermann was born on January 14, 1683[1], in Kleinbobritzsch[2]. He died on August 4, 1753[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as an organ builder[5] and piano maker[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gottfried Silbermann include 3943 Silbermann[33], an asteroid[34].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Gottfried Silbermann include 3943 Silbermann[33], an asteroid[34].

FAQs

Where was Gottfried Silbermann born?

Gottfried Silbermann's place of birth was Kleinbobritzsch[2].

Where did Gottfried Silbermann die?

Gottfried Silbermann passed away in Dresden[4].

What did Gottfried Silbermann do for work?

Gottfried Silbermann worked as an organ builder[5] and piano maker[6].

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  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [12] ↑ . bmlo.de. bmlo.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . bmlo.de. bmlo.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . musixplora.de. musixplora.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Q27776056. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'it',
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  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 3727
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  3. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID → 3727
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  4. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 41565
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  5. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 390676
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  6. 23w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Collado Mediano
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  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Johann Heinrich Silbermann, Johann Andreas Silbermann, Johann Daniel Silbermann +1
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary +2
    Place of death → Dresden
    Given name → Gottfried
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