Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland (1860–1941)
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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Summary

Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born on November 18, 1860[1], in Kurilivka[2]. He died on June 29, 1941[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a politician[5], pianist[6], classical composer[7], diplomat[8], and musicologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,044 views/month, #7,134 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: November 6, 1860[11]
  • Place of burial: St. John's Archcathedral[12], Arlington National Cemetery[13]
  • Spouse: Helena Paderewska[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Poland[15], United States[16], United Kingdom[17]
  • Occupation: music educator[18], composer[19], head of government[20], foreign minister[21]
  • Position held: Prime Minister of Poland[22], National Council of Poland[23], ambassador[24], Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland[25]
  • Educated at: Chopin University of Music[26]
  • Award received: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[27], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[28], Order of the White Eagle[29], Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal[30], Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature[31], honorary doctor of the Lviv University[32], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[33], commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy‎[34], Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III[35], Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[36], honorary doctor of Yale University[37], honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[38], Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford[39], honorary doctorate from Columbia University[40]
  • Member of: Académie des beaux-arts[41]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[42]
  • Sex or gender: male[43]
  • Family: House of Paderewski[44]
  • Member of political party: Front Morges[45]
  • Genre: opera[46]
  • Commons category: Ignacy Jan Paderewski[47]
  • Archives at: Library of Congress Music Division[48]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[49]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[50]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[51]

  • Country: PL[52]

  • Began / founded: 1860-11-18[53]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1941-06-29[54]

  • Genre(s): classical[55]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, pianist, polish, polish composer, polish pianist, politician[56]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4a2b8def-5a86-45fd-9c21-31c3356a3774[57]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Ignacy Jan Paderewski include Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport[58], an airport[59], in Poland[60]; Ignacy Jan Paderewski Polish Institute of Diplomacy[61], a government agency[62], in Poland[63], founded in 2012[64]; and The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań[65].

Why It Matters

Ignacy Jan Paderewski has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

Entities named for him include Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport[58], an airport[59], in Poland[60]; Ignacy Jan Paderewski Polish Institute of Diplomacy[61], a government agency[62], in Poland[63], founded in 2012[64]; and The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań[65].

FAQs

Where was Ignacy Jan Paderewski born?

Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born in Kurilivka[2].

Where did Ignacy Jan Paderewski die?

Ignacy Jan Paderewski passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Ignacy Jan Paderewski married to?

Ignacy Jan Paderewski's spouses include Helena Paderewska[14].

What did Ignacy Jan Paderewski do for work?

Ignacy Jan Paderewski worked as a politician[5], pianist[6], classical composer[7], diplomat[8], and musicologist[9].

Where did Ignacy Jan Paderewski go to school?

Ignacy Jan Paderewski was educated at Chopin University of Music[26].

What awards did Ignacy Jan Paderewski receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[27], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[28], Order of the White Eagle[29], and Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal[30].

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  4. [14] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  44. [48] ↑ . Library of Congress Control Number. hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [11] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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