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Jan Blockx

Belgian composer, pianist and teacher (1851–1912)
Person Human Q1681637
Jan Blockx
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 25, 1851
Date of death
May 26, 1912
Place of birth
Antwerp
Place of death
Antwerp, Kapellen[10]
Country of citizenship
Belgium[12]
Occupation
composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, music arranger, music teacher[13]
Genre
opera[17]
Cause of death
stroke[19]
Work location
Antwerp[22]
Archives at
Letterenhuis[18]
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[25][26]
Family name
Blockx[20]
Given name
Jan[21]
Instrument
piano[24]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Name in native language
Jan Blockx[27]
Place of burial
Schoonselhof[11]
Student
Albert de Vleeshouwer, Arthur van Oost[14][15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Blockx cs Joannes Josephus Blockx de Blockx fr Joannes Josephus Blockx ru Блокс Ян ru Блокс, Ян ru Жан Блокс ru Ян Блокс sv Blockx, Jan
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000122782590
VIAF cluster ID
34721777
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85269439
GND ID
116203781
ADVN ID
per-000808
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
685
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148201103
Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
jan-blockx
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
blockx-jan
Classical Archives composer ID
29900
DAHR artist ID
105087
DBNL author ID
bloc005
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DDB person (GND) ID
116203781
De Agostini ID
Blockx,+Jan
Deezer artist ID
2741451
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116203781
Dezède person ID
4169
Discogs artist ID
991390
Europeana entity
agent/base/27456
FAST ID
179943
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_116203781
FactGrid item ID
Affenfelsen
Freebase ID
/m/05m_409
Geni profile ID
6000000015788164466
Grove Music Online ID
03293
HAND ID
9915-0853-7932-6239-26FD
IMDb ID
nm0088787
IMSLP ID
Category:Blockx,_Jan
J9U entity ID
987007401243705171
KBR person ID
14.4M (10.2M–14.4M, n=3)
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116203781
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Izvestnyakovye
Libris-URI
31fjmvsm2vlnppl
LiederNet composer ID
3456
MuseScore artist ID
2754
MusicBrainz artist ID
9e0fdc33-3dea-49bd-b179-161d893b94a7
Musicalics composer ID
78857
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000236177
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2011649706
NUKAT ID
n2004099459
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810651836305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
140279067
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3878387
Open Library ID
OL5273545A
OpenMLOL author ID
53449
RISM ID
people/20598
SBN author ID
LIGV008983
SELIBR ID
276469
SNAC ARK ID
w6qc48px
SecondHandSongs artist ID
252405
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
1125
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-b103-7192-a485-996bee34d75a
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
jan-blockx
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfRxBYwtYHdDWT7Km3RKd
Yale LUX ID
person/e6a34ba3-1769-4e02-9793-4585aa6860c1

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
teacher, composer, conductor, pianist
Mb:teacher 3
Lodewijk Mortelmans, Jan Broeckx, Albert de Vleeshouwer
Place of death 2
Antwerp, Kapellen
Archives at 1
Letterenhuis
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Genre 1
opera
Given name 1
Jan
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Antwerp
Place of burial 1
Schoonselhof
Sex or gender 1
male
Teachers 1
Peter Benoit
Work location 1
Antwerp
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Summary

Jan Blockx was born on January 25, 1851[1], in Antwerp[2]. He died on May 26, 1912[3], in Antwerp[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], pianist[7], teacher[8], and music arranger[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Blockx born?

Jan Blockx was born in Antwerp[2].

Where did Jan Blockx die?

Jan Blockx died in Antwerp[4].

What did Jan Blockx do for work?

Jan Blockx worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], pianist[7], teacher[8], and music arranger[9].

Related Entities

Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 2741451
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63225: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part2.: im"
  2. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 9915-0853-7932-6239-26FD
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 9915-0853-7932-6239-26FD, batch #269215"
  3. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID → Izvestnyakovye
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #36438: add P1810 to P5504 (RISM persons)"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Given name → Jan
    Archives at → Letterenhuis
    Student → Albert de Vleeshouwer, Arthur van Oost
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31725: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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