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Joseph Achron

Russian composer and violinist (1886–1943)
Person human Q1706412

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 1, 1886
Date of death
April 29, 1943
Place of birth
Lazdijai
Place of death
Hollywood
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[12]
Occupation
composer, music educator, violinist, music arranger, musician
Educated at
Saint Petersburg Conservatory[13]
Sibling
Isidor Achron[24]
Student of
Leopold Auer, Izydor Lotto[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Russian[20][21]
Described by source
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[19]
Given name
Joseph[15]
Instrument
violin[18]
Name in native language
Иосиф Юльевич[22]
P14536
431188
P14750
2774-BE67-56AA-F5CB-693F
Place of burial
Hollywood Forever Cemetery[10]
Start of work period
1908[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph Achron en Joseph Isidor Achron en Joseph Yulyevich Achron de Joseph Isidor Achron de Achron fa جوزف اکران he י. אחכון he יוסף אחרון ja ジョーゼフ・アクロン ja ジョゼフ・アクロン ja ヨーセフ・アクロン pt Joseph Yulyevich Achron pt Joseph Isidor Achron ro Joseph Isidor Achron ru Ахрон ru Ахрон И. ru Ахрон Иосиф ru Ахрон, Иосиф ru Ахрон Иосиф Юльевич ru Ахрон И. Ю.
🔖 Identifiers · 74
ISNI
0000000110222123
VIAF cluster ID
19867866
Library of Congress authority ID
n81073611
GND ID
12857660X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
JosephAchron.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001547569
BAnQ authority ID
0000786211
BIBSYS ID
6019205
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007257291805171
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139241165
CANTIC ID
981058617326906706
CONOR.SI ID
406964483
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10241679
Carnegie Hall agent ID
34772
CiNii Research ID
1140282266744213632
Classical Archives composer ID
10638
DAHR artist ID
103210
DBC author ID
87097990012215
De Agostini ID
Achron,+Joseph
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12857660X
Dezède person ID
43682
Discogs artist ID
229548
Europeana entity
agent/base/83648
FAST ID
75267
FactGrid item ID
Africa
Filmportal ID
fd705a694f384279915a1b47c5446b56
Find a Grave memorial ID
28267925
Freebase ID
/m/0c6xdv
Grove Music Online ID
00121
Hymnary author ID
Achron_Joseph
Hyperion Records person ID
C2246
IMDb ID
nm1848458
IMSLP ID
Category:Achron,_Joseph
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
10346
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
12857660X
KANTO ID
000187392
KBR person ID
14089330
Kinobox person ID
1261134
Komponisten der Gegenwart ID
17000000001
Libraries Australia ID
35936832
LiederNet composer ID
12874
MuseScore artist ID
76
MusicBrainz artist ID
2b61aba9-f248-48ba-a1c4-701cea1f8a8f
Musicalics composer ID
78692
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000000016
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11368178
NDL Authority ID
001181575
NL CR AUT ID
xx0024301
NLA Trove people ID
1153994
NSK (VIAF) ID
000660596
NSK ID
981005706904809366
NUKAT ID
n2010115755
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000006704
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007257291805171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020J1882
National Library of Latvia ID
000252264
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*379761;=BT
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810696513105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1459107
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
095153179
Obálky knih ID
xx0024301
Open Library ID
OL5433708A
OpenMLOL author ID
50744
Prabook ID
1095465
RERO ID (legacy)
A018778604
RILM ID
27101
RISM ID
people/30016230
SBN author ID
LO1V159431
SNAC ARK ID
w69w1khq
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944073-70d2-70f3-a857-74e3342237b8
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058617326906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1119434
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
joseph-achron
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJymDKtKpXRYg6dF8JjcT3

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Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Russian
Occupation 2
composer, music educator
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Educated at 1
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Ethnic group 1
Jewish people
FactGrid item ID 1
Africa
Given name 1
Joseph
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
violin
Place of birth 1
Lazdijai
Place of burial 1
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Place of death 1
Hollywood
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Isidor Achron
Siblings 1
Isidor Achron
Student of 1
Leopold Auer
Teachers 1
Izydor Lotto
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Isidor Achron
← Mb:teacher 1
Izydor Lotto
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Summary

Joseph Achron was born on May 1, 1886[1], in Lazdijai[2]. He died on April 29, 1943[3], in Hollywood[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], violinist[7], music arranger[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Achron born?

Joseph Achron's place of birth was Lazdijai[2].

Where did Joseph Achron die?

Joseph Achron passed away in Hollywood[4].

What did Joseph Achron do for work?

Joseph Achron worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], violinist[7], music arranger[8], and musician[9].

Where did Joseph Achron go to school?

Joseph Achron was educated at Saint Petersburg Conservatory[13].

Related Entities

Lazdijai Leopold Auer United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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