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Muthuswami Dikshitar

Indian poet and composer
Person Human Q1771067

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
March 24, 1775
Date of death
October 21, 1835
Place of birth
Thiruvarur
Place of death
Ettayapuram
Occupation
composer, writer
Father
Ramaswami Dikshitar[7]
Genre
Carnatic music[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Guruguha en Muthuswami Dikshitar ar موتوسوامي ديكشيتار de Guruguha fa موتوسوامی دیکشیتار hi मुत्तुस्वामी दीक्षितर् ru Мут­тус­ва­ми Дикшитар zh 穆都娑婆弥 zh-hant 穆都娑婆彌
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000081490697
VIAF cluster ID
69116403
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85129700
GND ID
11899185X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Muthuswami Dikshitar 1976 stamp of India.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90544136
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138978310
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01373662
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1025564
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11899185X
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Muthuswami-Dikshitar
Europeana entity
agent/base/64951
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FAST ID
160751
Freebase ID
/m/02mh0b
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1955822
IMSLP ID
Category:Muttusvāmi_Dīkṣita
IdRef ID
095279342
IxTheo authority ID
079773540
J9U entity ID
987007265750605171
MuseScore artist ID
17031
MusicBrainz artist ID
6c78c783-4b14-43ba-a090-fa0b12bc514f
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
180109618
Open Library ID
OL7014099A, OL6530510A, OL305845A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100219625
SBN author ID
DDSV152469
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB47FhC4WfWxbBRyQv8md

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
writer, composer
Genre 1
Carnatic music
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Thiruvarur
Place of death 1
Ettayapuram
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Muthuswami Dikshitar was born on March 24, 1775[1], in Thiruvarur[2]. He died on October 21, 1835[3], in Ettayapuram[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Muthuswami Dikshitar born?

Muthuswami Dikshitar was born in Thiruvarur[2].

Where did Muthuswami Dikshitar die?

Muthuswami Dikshitar passed away in Ettayapuram[4].

Who were Muthuswami Dikshitar's parents?

Muthuswami Dikshitar's father was Ramaswami Dikshitar[7].

What did Muthuswami Dikshitar do for work?

Muthuswami Dikshitar worked as a composer[5] and writer[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Thiruvarur
    Place of death → Ettayapuram
    Genre → Carnatic music
    Occupation → composer, writer
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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