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Modest Tchaikovsky

Russian dramatist, opera librettist and translator (1850–1916)
Person human Q2306644

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
May 1, 1850, May 13, 1850[2][10]
Date of death
January 3, 1916
Place of birth
Alapayevsk
Place of death
Moscow
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire[13]
Occupation
librettist, theatre critic, playwright, poet, translator, composer, writer, jurist[5][6][7][8][9][14]
Field of work
theatre, drama, translation, opera[15][16][17][18]
Educated at
Imperial School of Jurisprudence[19]
Father
Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky[11]
Mother
Aleksandra Tchaikovskaya[12]
Sibling
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Anatoly Tchaikovsky, Aleksandra Davydova, Ippolit Chaykovsky
Genre
opera[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary
Family name
Tchaikovsky[22]
Given name
Modest[23]
P14636
11163
P14750
FBAE-A344-1B18-13D4-4FBD
Start of work period
1874
Writing language
Russian
🏷️ Also known as
en Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky en Modest Tchaikovsky ar موديست إيليتش تشايكوفسكي cs Modest Čajkovskij cs Modest Ilja Čajkovskij cs Modest Iljič Čajkovskij cs Modest Iljič Čajkovský cs Modest Iljitsch Tschaikowski cs M. Tschajkowski cs Modest Čajkovský cs Modest Il‘ich Chaikovskii da Modest Tjajkovskij de Modest Tschaikowski es Modest Chaikovski es Modest Ilich Chaikovski fi Modest Iljitsh Tshaikovski fi Modest Iljitš Tšaikovski fi Modest Tšaikovski fi Modest Tshaikovski fr Modeste Ilitch Tchaïkovski
🔖 Identifiers · 61
ISNI
0000000121041141
VIAF cluster ID
120738072
Library of Congress authority ID
n81033124
GND ID
116430796
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
12418704
Armradioarchive.am person ID
7pMCoiA
Az.lib.ru author ID
c/chajkowskij_m_i
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ChaĭkovskiĭModest1850-1916
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13546133z
CONOR.BG ID
29133157
CONOR.SI ID
28116323
Show all 61 identifiers +49
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1023688
Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID
8-4261
DDB person (GND) ID
116430796
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u4209
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116430796
Dezède person ID
12870
Discogs artist ID
1351986
FAST ID
70036
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_116430796
FactGrid item ID
Affenberg
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000015692396316
Grove Music Online ID
51274
Hanslick Online person ID
1236
IDU person ID
9015
IMDb ID
nm1091469
IMSLP ID
Category:Tchaikovsky,_Modest
IdRef ID
079581862
IxTheo authority ID
077932471
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116430796
Kallías ID
PE00554633
Kinobox person ID
1321352
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
88187
LiederNet author ID
32560
Museum-digital ID
232558
MusicBrainz artist ID
b28b2f3a-c41a-496c-a129-c0b0197204b9
NL CR AUT ID
js20020925161
NLA Trove people ID
967419
NUKAT ID
n00713968
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273766905171
National Library of Latvia ID
000270843
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810639452405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX885929
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067976522
Obálky knih ID
js20020925161
Open Library ID
OL2563163A, OL254124A, OL8730717A
Prabook ID
2082619
RISM ID
people/30055769
Rodovid ID
580690
SBN author ID
NAPV073359
SNAC ARK ID
w6nc6kmw
SPAP ID
a/1b77fc9d-6f07-43d0-a28d-c94fb24dba75
SVKKL authority ID
0355654-cajkovskij-Modest-Iljic-18501916
TMDB person ID
1571203
Topic's main category
Category:Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
UOM ID
88111
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1055001
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJktvG9twgQYrC4pdvx4bd
Yale LUX ID
person/aeb27a64-df1a-4b69-896b-512211d02c06

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🔗 Connections
Mb:librettist 8
The Queen of Spades, The Queen of Spades, Iolanta, Iolanta, Francesca da Rimini, Francesca da Rimini, Dubrovsky, Dubrovsky
Occupation 7
writer, poet, composer, playwright, translator, librettist, theatre critic
← Librettist 5
The Queen of Spades, Iolanta, Francesca da Rimini, Dubrovsky, Raphael
Field of work 4
theatre, opera, translation, drama
Country of citizenship 1
Russian Empire
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Educated at 1
Imperial School of Jurisprudence
Founded entities 1
Tchaikovsky State House-Museum
Genre 1
opera
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Mb:sibling 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Place of birth 1
Alapayevsk
Place of death 1
Moscow
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Siblings 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Works by author 1
Francesca da Rimini
Writing language 1
Russian
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Summary

Modest Tchaikovsky was born in Alapayevsk[1]. He was born on May 1, 1850[2]. He passed away in Moscow[3]. He died on January 3, 1916[4]. He worked as a librettist[5], theatre critic[6], playwright[7], poet[8], and translator[9].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include theatre art[15], a performing arts genre[24]; drama[16], a literary mode[25]; translation[17], an academic major[26]; and opera[18], a music genre[27], founded in 1600[28].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Francesca da Rimini[29], a dramatico-musical work[30], founded in 1904[31].

FAQs

Where was Modest Tchaikovsky born?

Modest Tchaikovsky's place of birth was Alapayevsk[1].

Where did Modest Tchaikovsky die?

Modest Tchaikovsky died in Moscow[3].

Who were Modest Tchaikovsky's parents?

Modest Tchaikovsky's father was Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky[11]. Modest Tchaikovsky's mother was Aleksandra Tchaikovskaya[12].

What did Modest Tchaikovsky do for work?

Modest Tchaikovsky worked as librettist[5], theatre critic[6], playwright[7], poet[8], and translator[9].

Where did Modest Tchaikovsky go to school?

Modest Tchaikovsky was educated at Imperial School of Jurisprudence[19].

Related Entities

drama Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian Empire theatre

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl',
    P14750 → FBAE-A344-1B18-13D4-4FBD
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  2. 14w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Anatoly Tchaikovsky, Aleksandra Davydova +1
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  3. 16w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14636 → 11163
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  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0355654-cajkovskij-Modest-Iljic-18501916
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Alapayevsk
    Educated at → Imperial School of Jurisprudence
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