Jan Křtitel Kuchař
Czech harpsichordist, composer and organist
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Summary
Jan Křtitel Kuchař was born on May 5, 1751[1], in Choteč[2]. He died on February 18, 1829[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], organist[7], and harpsichordist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: March 5, 1751[10]
- Place of burial: Malostranský hřbitov[11]
- Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[12]
- Ethnic group: Czechs[13]
- Student: Wojciech Żywny[14]
- Sex or gender: male[15]
- Genre: classical music[16], liturgical music[17]
- Family name: Kuchař[18]
- Given name: Jan Křtitel[19]
- Work location: Prague[20]
- Student of: Josef Seger[21]
- Instrument: organ[22], mandolin[23]
- Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[24], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[25], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[26], Slovník naučný[27], Allgemeines historisches Künstler-Lexikon für Böhmen und zum Theil auch für Mähren und Schlesien[28], Neues historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Tonkünstler[29], Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie[30], Universal-Lexikon der Tonkunst[31], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[32], regional database of the Research Library in Hradec Králové[33]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Czech[34], German[35]
Why It Matters
Jan Křtitel Kuchař has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
FAQs
Where was Jan Křtitel Kuchař born?
Jan Křtitel Kuchař's place of birth was Choteč[2].
Where did Jan Křtitel Kuchař die?
Jan Křtitel Kuchař died in Prague[4].
What did Jan Křtitel Kuchař do for work?
Jan Křtitel Kuchař worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], organist[7], and harpsichordist[8].