Moritz von Oswald

German musician
Person human Q14355702
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Moritz von Oswald

Summary

Moritz von Oswald is a human[1]. He was born in Hamburg[2]. He was born on January 1, 1962[3]. He worked as a composer[4], record producer[5], and disc jockey[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (971 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Moritz von Oswald was born in Hamburg[2].
  • Moritz von Oswald was born on January 1, 1962[3].
  • Moritz von Oswald held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Moritz von Oswald worked as a composer[4].
  • Moritz von Oswald's professions included record producer[5].
  • Moritz von Oswald's professions included disc jockey[6].
  • Moritz von Oswald was a member of Maurizio[9].
  • Moritz von Oswald was a member of Basic Channel[10].
  • Moritz von Oswald was a member of Q141513052[11].
  • Moritz von Oswald is recorded as male[12].
  • Moritz von Oswald's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Moritz von Oswald's genre is house music[14].
  • Moritz von Oswald's genre is techno[15].
  • Moritz von Oswald's Commons category is recorded as Moritz von Oswald[16].
  • Moritz von Oswald's family name is recorded as von Oswald[17].
  • Moritz von Oswald's given name is recorded as Moritz[18].
  • Moritz von Oswald's instrument is recorded as synthesizer[19].
  • Moritz von Oswald's partner in business or sport is recorded as Mark Ernestus[20].
  • Moritz von Oswald's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[21].
  • Moritz von Oswald's start of work period is recorded as 1990[22].
  • Moritz von Oswald's P14750 is recorded as 8723-937C-2BF8-ABEA-0527[23].

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[24]

  • Country: DE[25]

  • Began / founded: 1962[26]

  • Genre(s): dub techno, electronic, techno[27]

  • Community tags: dub techno, electronic, producer, techno[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 48c4ea31-fe9d-4bbf-8a1c-a2996abcfb9f[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Moritz von Oswald was born in Hamburg[2]. He was born on January 1, 1962[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], record producer[5], and disc jockey[6].

Why It Matters

Moritz von Oswald ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (971 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

He is credited with the discovery of dub techno[32], a music genre[33], founded in 1993[34].

FAQs

Where was Moritz von Oswald born?

Moritz von Oswald's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

What did Moritz von Oswald do for work?

Moritz von Oswald worked as composer[4], record producer[5], and disc jockey[6].

What did Moritz von Oswald discover?

Moritz von Oswald is credited as discoverer of dub techno[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . 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.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Moebeus · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of Maurizio, Basic Channel, Q141513052
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q141513052]]"
  2. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Part of
    Citizenship
    Start of work period +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 8723-937C-2BF8-ABEA-0527, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
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