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Leonid Kogan

Soviet violinist (1924–1982)
Person human Q379616

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
November 14, 1924
Date of death
December 17, 1982
Place of birth
Dnipro
Place of death
Mytishchi
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union[9]
Occupation
violinist
Employer
Moscow Conservatory[10]
Educated at
Central Music School, Moscow Conservatory[11][12]
Member of political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union[25]
Award received
Order of Lenin, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR, Lenin Prize[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Spouse
Elizabeth Gilels[7]
Child
Pavel Kogan[8]
Genre
classical music[26]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[36]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), BEIC Digital Library, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Faces of Moscow[32][33][34][35]
Family name
Kogan[28]
Given name
Leonid[29]
Instrument
violin[31]
Manner of death
natural causes[30]
P14419
143754
P14724
25427638
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Place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery[6]
Student
Igor Gruppman, Hratchia Haroutunian, Eduard Tadevosyan, Viktoria Mullova, Alexandre Brussilovsky[13][14][15][16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leonid Kogan en Leonid Borisovich Kogan cs Leonid Borisovič Kogan de Leonid Kohan de Leonid Borissowitsch Kogan de Leonid Boryssowytsch Kohan de Leonid Kogan el Λέονιντ Κόγκαν es Leonid Borisovich Kogan fa لئونید کوگان fr Leonid Borisovitch Kogan fr Léonide Kogan he לאוניד כוגן he לאוניד קוגן he ליאוניד קוגן hu Leonyid Kogan hu Leonyid Boriszovics Kogan it Leonid Borisovitch Kogan it Leonid Borisowitsch Kogan ja レオニード・コーガン
🔖 Identifiers · 77
ISNI
0000000084035454
VIAF cluster ID
100337349
Library of Congress authority ID
n84012540
GND ID
118991159
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
256021
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001164602
BIBSYS ID
6074306
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13927080q
Biografija.ru ID
kogan-leonid-borisovich
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kogan-leonid-borissowitsch
CINE21 person ID
51303
CONOR.BG ID
49183589
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
35172
CiNii Research ID
1140000791850203136
CoBiS author ID
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De Agostini ID
Kogan,+Leonid+Borisovič
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118991159
Discogs artist ID
836165
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
leonid-kogan
Europeana entity
agent/base/69714
FAST ID
132415
Film.ru person ID
l-onide-kogan
Find a Grave memorial ID
21422
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
120181
Geni.com profile ID
6000000070641577923
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
13665
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Leonid_Kogan
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2076990, 4856697
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
kogan-leonid-borisovich-528fbe
Grove Music Online ID
15259
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
32236
IDU person ID
64498
IMDb ID
nm0463098
IdRef ID
073994278
Isidore scholar ID
kogan_leonid_violon
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
12145
KANTO ID
000207777
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118991159
Kallías ID
PE00576540
Kinobox person ID
875978
Krugosvet article (archived)
muzyka/kogan-leonid-borisovich
Lex ID
Leonid_Kogan
Libraries Australia ID
35677409
Munzinger person ID
00000011141
MusicBrainz artist ID
5e80e838-a498-4dfc-8cf5-57e647fe4a6e
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000241910
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11389429
NE.se ID
leonid-kogan
NL CR AUT ID
js20020415010
NLA Trove people ID
1038320
NSK (VIAF) ID
000635530
NSK ID
981005726209809366
NUKAT ID
n2006084332
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000152146
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007301138005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000198736
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810588536305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX861401
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073869732
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3923643
Polish Music Library PBM ID
kogan-leonid
Prabook ID
950715
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
31694
RERO ID (legacy)
A012326354
Rate Your Music artist ID
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SBN author ID
UFIV143663
SHARE Catalogue author ID
653501
SNAC ARK ID
w66n0pcf
SNK ID
162070
SVKKL authority ID
0289420-Kogan-Leonid-19241982
TMDB person ID
44398
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
5081
Treccani ID
leonid-borisovic-kogan
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
leonid-kogan
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/d54d3214-040a-4ce8-82c6-40181e506199

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Mb:teacher 10
Ilya Grubert, Ilya Kaler, Sergei Stadler, Eduard Tadevosyan, Alexandre Brussilovsky, Nana Jashvili, Andrei Korsakov, Evgeny Bushkov +2 more
Award received 6
Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Lenin Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Student 3
Viktoria Mullova, Igor Gruppman, Eduard Tadevosyan
Students 3
Viktoria Mullova, Igor Gruppman, Eduard Tadevosyan
Educated at 2
Moscow Conservatory, Central Music School
Mb:parent 2
Pavel Kogan, Nina Leonidovna Kogan
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Child 1
Pavel Kogan
Children (paternal) 1
Pavel Kogan
Country of citizenship 1
Soviet Union
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Employer 1
Moscow Conservatory
Genre 1
classical music
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
violin
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Named after 1
Leonid Kogan Philharmonic Hall Dnipro
Occupation 1
violinist
Place of birth 1
Dnipro
Place of burial 1
Novodevichy Cemetery
Place of death 1
Mytishchi
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Elizabeth Gilels
Spouses 1
Elizabeth Gilels
← Cast member 1
My Night at Maud's
← Mb:married 1
Elizabeth Gilels
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Summary

Leonid Kogan was born on November 14, 1924[1], in Dnipro[2]. He died on December 17, 1982[3], in Mytishchi[4]. He worked as a violinist[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Leonid Kogan include Leonid Kogan Philharmonic Hall Dnipro[37], a philharmonic society[38], in Ukraine[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Leonid Kogan include Leonid Kogan Philharmonic Hall Dnipro[37], a philharmonic society[38], in Ukraine[39].

FAQs

Where was Leonid Kogan born?

Leonid Kogan was born in Dnipro[2].

Where did Leonid Kogan die?

Leonid Kogan passed away in Mytishchi[4].

Who was Leonid Kogan married to?

Leonid Kogan's spouses include Elizabeth Gilels[7].

What did Leonid Kogan do for work?

Leonid Kogan worked as a violinist[5].

Where did Leonid Kogan go to school?

Leonid Kogan was educated at Central Music School[11] and Moscow Conservatory[12].

What awards did Leonid Kogan receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[18], People's Artist of the USSR[19], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[20], and People's Artist of the RSFSR[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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