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Robert Gilbert

German composer and writer (1899–1978)
Person human Q214732

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 29, 1899
Date of death
March 20, 1978, March 29, 1978[4][11]
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Minusio, Minusio[3][10]
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
composer, writer, lyricist, songwriter, librettist, translator, screenwriter, poet, actor, singer[5][6][7][8][9][13]
Field of work
lyrics, literature, translating activity, musical drama[14][15][16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[22]
Family name
Gilbert[20]
Given name
Robert[21]
P14536
385880
P14750
EEC4-9272-DB72-F7E4-848A
Participated in conflict
World War I[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert David Winterfeld en Robert Gilbert ar روبرت غيلبرت cs Robert Winterfeld cs Rudolph Bertram cs David Robert Winterfeld de Robert David Winterfeld de Robert Winterfeld sv Robert David Winterfeld
🔖 Identifiers · 77
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BMLO ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128793481
DigitaltMuseum ID
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Discogs artist ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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KulturNav-ID
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LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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LexM ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LiederNet author ID
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MMB ID
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Museum-digital ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000070013
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RISM ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
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Tabakalera ID
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TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
960461

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🔗 Connections
Mb:lyricist 8
The White Horse Inn, The White Horse Inn, Irgendwo auf der Welt, Irgendwo auf der Welt, Ein Freund, ein guter Freund, Ein Freund, ein guter Freund, Liebling, mein Herz läßt dich grüßen, Liebling, mein Herz läßt dich grüßen
Occupation 6
writer, composer, lyricist, songwriter, translator, librettist
Field of work 2
literature, lyrics
Mb:composer 2
The White Horse Inn, The White Horse Inn
Mb:librettist 2
Das Feuerwerk, Das Feuerwerk
← Lyricist 2
Du hast mich so fasziniert, Irgendwo auf der Welt
Compositions 1
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Country of citizenship 1
United States
FactGrid item ID 1
Mount Lemmon Observatory
Family name 1
Gilbert
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Minusio
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Talisker
← Mb:parent 1
Jean Gilbert
← Mb:sibling 1
Henry Winterfeld
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Summary

Born in Berlin[1], he… he was born on September 29, 1899[2]. He passed away in Minusio[3]. He died on March 20, 1978[4]. He worked as a composer[5], writer[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and librettist[9].

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[23]

  • Country: DE[24]

  • Began / founded: 1899-09-29[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1978-03-20[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 80649212-0031-492b-9948-77d210434521[27]

Body

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include lyrics[14], a song component[28]; literature[15], a type of arts[29]; translating activity[16]; and musical drama[17], a music genre[30].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of death include Minusio[3], a Municipality of Switzerland[31], in Switzerland[32].

FAQs

Where was Robert Gilbert born?

Born in Berlin[1].

Where did Robert Gilbert die?

Robert Gilbert died in Minusio[3].

What did Robert Gilbert do for work?

Robert Gilbert worked as composer[5], writer[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and librettist[9].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 382724
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EEC4-9272-DB72-F7E4-848A
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  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 385880
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  4. 19w ago · Gewild · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, writer, lyricist +7
    Place of death → Minusio, Minusio
    TheaterEncyclopedie ID → 01944073-0d54-719b-9d26-3955373ab84a
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, writer, lyricist +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
  6. 26w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Place of birth → Berlin
    Conflict → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ CANTIC ID: 981061121552506706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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