Johann Pachelbel
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Summary
Johann Pachelbel was born on September 1, 1653[1], in Nuremberg[2]. He died on March 3, 1706[3], in Nuremberg[4]. He worked as a composer[5], organist[6], and teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,834 views/month, #6,651 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1653[9]
- Date of death: March 6, 1706[10]
- Place of burial: St. Rochus Cemetery[11]
- Child: Amalia Pachelbel[12], Charles Theodore Pachelbel[13], Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel[14]
- Country of citizenship: Germany[15]
- Ethnic group: Germans[16]
- Field of work: music[17], pipe organ[18]
- Educated at: University of Altdorf[19]
- Student: Johann Christoph Bach I[20], Johann Heinrich Buttstett[21]
- Notable work: Canon and Gigue in D[22]
- Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[23]
- Sex or gender: male[24]
- Movement: Baroque music[25]
- Genre: fugue[26], canon[27], chaconne[28], classical music[29]
- Commons category: Johann Pachelbel[30]
- Family name: Pachelbel[31]
- Given name: Johann[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Johann Pachelbel[33]
- Commons gallery: Johann Pachelbel[34]
- Described at URL: https://www.nuremberg.museum/artist/show/267-pachelbel-johann[35]
- Student of: Heinrich Schwemmer[36], Georg Caspar Wecker[37]
- Instrument: organ[38]
- Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[40], Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius[41], Riemann's Music Dictionary[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[44], New International Encyclopedia[45], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[46]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[47]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[48]
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Country: DE[49]
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Began / founded: 1653-09-01[50]
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Ended / dissolved: 1706-03-03[51]
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Genre(s): baroque, classical[52]
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Community tags: baroque, classical, composer, european, german[53]
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MusicBrainz ID: 2251b277-2dfb-4cf1-83f3-27e29f902440[54]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Johann Pachelbel include 4972 Pachelbel[55], an asteroid[56].
Why It Matters
Johann Pachelbel has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
He has been cited as an influence by Johann Sebastian Bach[59], a composer[60], 1685–1750[61], of Saxe-Eisenach[62].
Entities named for him include 4972 Pachelbel[55], an asteroid[56].
FAQs
Where was Johann Pachelbel born?
Johann Pachelbel's place of birth was Nuremberg[2].
Where did Johann Pachelbel die?
Johann Pachelbel died in Nuremberg[4].
What did Johann Pachelbel do for work?
Johann Pachelbel worked as a composer[5], organist[6], and teacher[7].
Where did Johann Pachelbel go to school?
Johann Pachelbel was educated at University of Altdorf[19].
Who did Johann Pachelbel influence?
Johann Pachelbel has been cited as an influence by Johann Sebastian Bach[59].