Mani Matter

Swiss singer (1936-1972)
Person human Q667551
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Mani Matter

Summary

Mani Matter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Herzogenbuchsee[2]. He was born on August 4, 1936[3]. He died in Kilchberg[4]. He died on November 24, 1972[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[6], jurist[7], poet lawyer[8], poet[9], and recording artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Mani Matter was born in Herzogenbuchsee[2].
  • Mani Matter passed away in Kilchberg[4].
  • Mani Matter was born on August 4, 1936[3].
  • Mani Matter died on November 24, 1972[5].
  • Mani Matter is buried at Bremgarten cemetery[12].
  • A child of Mani Matter was Meret Matter[13].
  • Mani Matter held citizenship in Switzerland[14].
  • Mani Matter's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • Mani Matter worked as a jurist[7].
  • Mani Matter worked as a poet lawyer[8].
  • Mani Matter worked as a poet[9].
  • Mani Matter worked as a recording artist[10].
  • Mani Matter received the Swiss Music Awards[15].
  • Mani Matter's religion is recorded as reformed[16].
  • Mani Matter is recorded as male[17].
  • Mani Matter's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Mani Matter's discography is recorded as Mani Matter discography[19].
  • Mani Matter's Commons category is recorded as Mani Matter[20].
  • Mani Matter's archives at is recorded as Swiss Literary Archives[21].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[22].
  • Mani Matter earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].
  • Mani Matter's family name is recorded as Matter[24].
  • Mani Matter's given name is recorded as Hans-Peter[25].
  • Mani Matter's official website is recorded as http://www.manimatter.ch/[26].
  • Mani Matter's municipal affiliation of a Swiss national is recorded as Basel[27].

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

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CH[29]

  • Began / founded: 1936-08-04[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1972-11-24[31]

  • Genre(s): liedermacher[32]

  • Community tags: berner troubadours, liedermacher, mundart, swiss[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22ab9b7c-7151-4351-8c38-aa6ca3d43331[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Mani Matter's place of birth was Herzogenbuchsee[2]. He was born on August 4, 1936[3].

Education

Mani Matter earned the academic degree of doctorate[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], jurist[7], poet lawyer[8], poet[9], and recording artist[10].

Recognition

Mani Matter received the Swiss Music Awards[15].

Personal Life

A child of Mani Matter was Meret Matter[13]. His religion is recorded as reformed[16].

Death and Burial

Mani Matter died on November 24, 1972[5]. He passed away in Kilchberg[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[22]. Burial took place at Bremgarten cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Mani Matter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Mani Matter born?

Born in Herzogenbuchsee[2], Mani Matter…

Where did Mani Matter die?

Mani Matter passed away in Kilchberg[4].

What did Mani Matter do for work?

Mani Matter worked as singer-songwriter[6], jurist[7], poet lawyer[8], poet[9], and recording artist[10].

What awards did Mani Matter receive?

Honors received include Swiss Music Awards[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . helveticarchives.ch. Retrieved . helveticarchives.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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