Max Reger

Summary

Max Reger is a human^[1]. He was born in Brand^[2]. He was born on March 19, 1873^[3]. He died in Leipzig^[4]. He died on May 11, 1916^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], conductor^[7], pianist^[8], musicologist^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Max Reger's place of birth was Brand^[2].
• Max Reger passed away in Leipzig^[4].
• Max Reger was born on March 19, 1873^[3].
• Max Reger died on May 11, 1916^[5].
• Burial took place at Munich Forest Cemetery^[12].
• A child of Max Reger was Christa Reger^[13].
• A child of Max Reger was Lotti Reger^[14].
• Max Reger held citizenship in Kingdom of Bavaria^[15].
• Max Reger worked as a composer^[6].
• Max Reger worked as a conductor^[7].
• Max Reger worked as a pianist^[8].
• Max Reger worked as a musicologist^[9].
• Max Reger's professions included university teacher^[10].
• Max Reger's professions included organist^[16].
• Max Reger was employed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[17].
• Among Max Reger's employers was University of Music and Theatre Leipzig^[18].
• Among Max Reger's employers was University of Music and Theatre Munich^[19].
• A notable student of Max Reger was Dezső Antalffy-Zsiross^[20].
• A notable student of Max Reger was Sándor Jemnitz^[21].
• A notable student of Max Reger was Mansi Barberis^[22].
• A notable student of Max Reger was Othmar Schoeck^[23].
• A notable student of Max Reger was Erwin Schulhoff^[24].
• A notable student of Max Reger was Hermann Keller^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Max Reger is Requiem^[26].
• Max Reger is recorded as male^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1873-03-19^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1916-05-11^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, romantic classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, german composer, romantic classical, to clean up^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 51f5d4c3-c69a-4203-9281-d585e32aa7ef^[34]

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Origins and Family

Max Reger's place of birth was Brand^[2]. He was born on March 19, 1873^[3].

Education

Studied under Hugo Riemann^[35], a conductor^[36], 1849–1919^[37], of Germany^[38], specialised in musicology^[39] and Albert Fuchs^[40], a conductor^[41], 1858–1910^[42], of Switzerland^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], conductor^[7], pianist^[8], musicologist^[9], university teacher^[10], and organist^[16]. Employers include Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[17], a public research university^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1472^[46], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[47]; University of Music and Theatre Leipzig^[18], a public university^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1843^[50]; and University of Music and Theatre Munich^[19], a public university^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1846^[53], headquartered in Führerbau^[54]. Notable students include Dezső Antalffy-Zsiross^[20], a composer^[55], 1885–1945^[56], of Hungary^[57]; Sándor Jemnitz^[21], a composer^[58], 1890–1963^[59], of Hungary^[60]; Mansi Barberis^[22], a composer^[61], 1899–1986^[62], of Romania^[63]; Othmar Schoeck^[23], a conductor^[64], 1886–1957^[65], of Switzerland^[66], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[67]; Erwin Schulhoff^[24], a composer^[68], 1894–1942^[69], of Czechoslovakia^[70]; and Hermann Keller^[25], a church musician^[71], 1885–1967^[72], of Germany^[73], awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[74].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Max Reger is Requiem^[26]. Things named for him include Max Reger Prize^[75].

Personal Life

Children include Christa Reger^[13], a midwife^[76], 1905–1969^[77] and Lotti Reger^[14], a nurse^[78], 1907–1963^[79].

Death and Burial

Max Reger died on May 11, 1916^[5]. He passed away in Leipzig^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[80]. Burial took place at Munich Forest Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Max Reger ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

Entities named for him include Max Reger Prize^[75].

FAQs

Where was Max Reger born?

Born in Brand^[2], Max Reger…

Where did Max Reger die?

Max Reger died in Leipzig^[4].

What did Max Reger do for work?

Max Reger worked as composer^[6], conductor^[7], pianist^[8], musicologist^[9], and university teacher^[10].