Karl Formes

German opera singer (1816-1889)
Person human Q97025
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Karl Formes

Summary

Karl Formes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mülheim[2]. He was born on January 1, 1816[3]. He died in San Francisco[4]. He died on January 1, 1889[5]. He worked as an opera singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mülheim[2], Karl Formes…
  • Karl Formes passed away in San Francisco[4].
  • Karl Formes was born on January 1, 1816[3].
  • Karl Formes died on January 1, 1889[5].
  • Karl Formes died on December 15, 1889[8].
  • Karl Formes's father was Q139881293[9].
  • A child of Karl Formes was Ernst Formes[10].
  • Karl Formes held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Karl Formes worked as an opera singer[6].
  • Karl Formes is recorded as male[12].
  • Karl Formes's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Karl Formes's Commons category is recorded as Carl Johann Formes[14].
  • Karl Formes's voice type is recorded as bass[15].
  • Karl Formes's family name is recorded as Formes[16].
  • Karl Formes's given name is recorded as Karl[17].
  • Karl Formes studied under Ferdinand Gumbert[18].
  • Karl Formes's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Karl Formes's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Karl Formes's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[21].
  • Karl Formes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Karl Formes's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[23].
  • Karl Formes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Karl Formes's sibling is recorded as Theodor Formes[25].
  • Karl Formes's sibling is recorded as Q139881280[26].
  • Karl Formes's sibling is recorded as Q139881283[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1815-08-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1889-12-15[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 93d1a670-feb2-4fe2-b65c-de1b7e09dca9[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Karl Formes was born in Mülheim[2]. He was born on January 1, 1816[3]. His father was Q139881293[9].

Education

Karl Formes studied under Ferdinand Gumbert[18].

Career and Affiliations

Karl Formes's professions included opera singer[6].

Personal Life

A child of Karl Formes was Ernst Formes[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1889[5] and December 15, 1889[8]. Karl Formes passed away in San Francisco[4].

Why It Matters

Karl Formes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Karl Formes born?

Karl Formes's place of birth was Mülheim[2].

Where did Karl Formes die?

Karl Formes died in San Francisco[4].

Who were Karl Formes's parents?

Karl Formes's father was Q139881293[9].

What did Karl Formes do for work?

Karl Formes worked as opera singer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en']
    Date of death → +1889-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1889-12-15T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 16w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Q139881293
    Sibling → Theodor Formes, Q139881280, Q139881283
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36438|batch #36438]]: add P1810 to P5504 (RISM persons)"
  3. 19w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Ernst Formes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P40]]: [[Q1358090]], Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator|Relator2]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Voice type → bass
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
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