Otar Taktakishvili

Georgian composer (1924-1989)
Person human Q1305852
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Otar Taktakishvili

Summary

Otar Taktakishvili is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tbilisi[2]. He was born on July 27, 1924[3]. He died in Tbilisi[4]. He died on February 24, 1989[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], music educator[8], politician[9], and concertmaster[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Otar Taktakishvili was born in Tbilisi[2].
  • Otar Taktakishvili passed away in Tbilisi[4].
  • Otar Taktakishvili was born on July 27, 1924[3].
  • Otar Taktakishvili died on February 24, 1989[5].
  • Otar Taktakishvili died on February 22, 1989[12].
  • Otar Taktakishvili died on February 21, 1989[13].
  • Burial took place at Didube Pantheon[14].
  • Otar Taktakishvili held citizenship in Soviet Union[15].
  • Otar Taktakishvili worked as a conductor[6].
  • Otar Taktakishvili worked as a composer[7].
  • Otar Taktakishvili's professions included music educator[8].
  • Otar Taktakishvili worked as a politician[9].
  • Otar Taktakishvili's professions included concertmaster[10].
  • Otar Taktakishvili's professions included film score composer[16].
  • Otar Taktakishvili held the position of minister of culture[17].
  • Among Otar Taktakishvili's employers was Tbilisi State Conservatoire[18].
  • Otar Taktakishvili was educated at Tbilisi State Conservatoire[19].
  • Otar Taktakishvili received the USSR State Prize[20].
  • Otar Taktakishvili received the Order of Lenin[21].
  • Otar Taktakishvili received the Order of the October Revolution[22].
  • Otar Taktakishvili received the People's Artist of the USSR[23].
  • Otar Taktakishvili received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[24].
  • Otar Taktakishvili received the Lenin Prize[25].
  • Otar Taktakishvili was a member of Union of Soviet Composers[26].
  • Otar Taktakishvili is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Otar Taktakishvili was born in Tbilisi[2]. He was born on July 27, 1924[3].

Education

Otar Taktakishvili was educated at Tbilisi State Conservatoire[19]. He studied under Sargis Barkhudaryan[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], music educator[8], politician[9], concertmaster[10], and film score composer[16]. Among Otar Taktakishvili's employers was Tbilisi State Conservatoire[18]. He held the position of minister of culture[17].

Recognition

Awards received include USSR State Prize[20], a Soviet state award[29], in Soviet Union[30], founded in 1966[31]; Order of Lenin[21], an order[32], in Soviet Union[33], founded in 1930[34]; Order of the October Revolution[22], an order[35], in Soviet Union[36], founded in 1967[37]; People's Artist of the USSR[23], an award[38], in Soviet Union[39], founded in 1936[40]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour[24], a socialist order of merit[41], in Soviet Union[42], founded in 1928[43]; and Lenin Prize[25], a Soviet state award[44], in Soviet Union[45], founded in 1925[46].

Personal Life

Otar Taktakishvili was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[47].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 24, 1989[5], February 22, 1989[12], and February 21, 1989[13]. Otar Taktakishvili passed away in Tbilisi[4]. He is buried at Didube Pantheon[14].

Why It Matters

Otar Taktakishvili ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Otar Taktakishvili born?

Otar Taktakishvili was born in Tbilisi[2].

Where did Otar Taktakishvili die?

Otar Taktakishvili passed away in Tbilisi[4].

What did Otar Taktakishvili do for work?

Otar Taktakishvili worked as conductor[6], composer[7], music educator[8], politician[9], and concertmaster[10].

Where did Otar Taktakishvili go to school?

Otar Taktakishvili was educated at Tbilisi State Conservatoire[19].

What awards did Otar Taktakishvili receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize[20], Order of Lenin[21], Order of the October Revolution[22], and People's Artist of the USSR[23].

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  1. [2] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [13] . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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