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Ottmar Gerster

German composer and conductor (1897–1969)
Person human Q896918

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
June 29, 1897
Date of death
August 31, 1969
Place of birth
Braunfels
Place of death
Borsdorf
Country of citizenship
Germany, East Germany[11][12]
Occupation
composer, conductor, university teacher, concertmaster, violist, music educator[13]
Employer
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[14]
Educated at
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts[15]
Member of political party
Socialist Unity Party of Germany[20]
Award received
National Prize of East Germany, Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[16][17]
Genre
opera[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[27]
Archives at
Archive of the Academy of Arts[22]
Described by source
Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[26]
Family name
Gerster[23]
Given name
Ottmar[24]
Instrument
viola[25]
Member of
Academy of Arts of the GDR[18]
Name in native language
Ottmar Gerster[28]
P14536
386485
P14750
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Place of burial
Leipzig South Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ottmar Gerster cs Othmar Gerster fa اوتمار گرستر ja オットマール・ゲルスター ja ゲルスター ru Герстер, Отмар ru Отмар Герстер
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000080806119
VIAF cluster ID
806594
Library of Congress authority ID
n88607054
GND ID
118690981
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-13756-0005, Berlin, Arbeiterkonferenz der Schriftsteller und Komponisten cropped to single out Ottmar Gerster.jpg ↗
ADK member ID
52732
BMLO ID
g0994
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
gerster-ottmar
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID
ottmar-gerster
CONOR.SI ID
119769699
DDB person (GND) ID
118690981
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118690981
Show all 53 identifiers +41
Discogs artist ID
4143007
FAST ID
222821
FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ottmar_Gerster
Grove Music Online ID
10965
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
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IMDb ID
nm4460889
IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00051290
Komponisten der Gegenwart ID
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LiederNet composer ID
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Munzinger person ID
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Museum-digital ID
250398
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
90315
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
181960
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000237498
NL CR AUT ID
kup20000000031201
NUKAT ID
n97083826
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000553785
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007286037405171
National Library of Latvia ID
000139634
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810542767505606
National Library of Portugal ID
1387043
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5156486
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
149828799
Obálky knih ID
kup20000000031201
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3905114
Open Library ID
OL5385847A
Operone composer ID
gerster
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
23178
Provenio UUID
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RISM ID
people/59965
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
4473
Treccani ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
composer, conductor, concertmaster, university teacher
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, East Germany
← Mb:teacher 2
Bernhard Sekles, Adolf Rebner
Award received 1
National Prize of East Germany
Educated at 1
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Employer 1
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
FactGrid item ID 1
Rue McClanahan
Family name 1
Gerster
Genre 1
opera
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
viola
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Mb:teacher 1
Wolf-Dieter Hauschild
Member of 1
Academy of Arts of the GDR
Member of political party 1
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Place of birth 1
Braunfels
Place of burial 1
Leipzig South Cemetery
Place of death 1
Borsdorf
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ottmar Gerster was born on June 29, 1897[1], in Braunfels[2]. He died on August 31, 1969[3], in Borsdorf[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], university teacher[7], concertmaster[8], and violist[9].

FAQs

Where was Ottmar Gerster born?

Ottmar Gerster's place of birth was Braunfels[2].

Where did Ottmar Gerster die?

Ottmar Gerster died in Borsdorf[4].

What did Ottmar Gerster do for work?

Ottmar Gerster worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], university teacher[7], concertmaster[8], and violist[9].

Where did Ottmar Gerster go to school?

Ottmar Gerster was educated at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts[15].

What awards did Ottmar Gerster receive?

Honors received include National Prize of East Germany[16] and Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver[17].

Related Entities

Germany Rue McClanahan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Operone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Academy of Arts, Berlin. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Academy of Arts, Berlin. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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