Svend Asmussen

Summary

Svend Asmussen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Copenhagen^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1916^[3]. He died in Dronningmølle^[4]. He died on February 7, 2017^[5]. He worked as an actor^[6], jazz musician^[7], and composer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Copenhagen^[2], Svend Asmussen…
• Svend Asmussen died in Dronningmølle^[4].
• Svend Asmussen was born on February 28, 1916^[3].
• Svend Asmussen died on February 7, 2017^[5].
• A child of Svend Asmussen was Claus Asmussen^[10].
• Svend Asmussen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[11].
• Svend Asmussen's professions included actor^[6].
• Svend Asmussen's professions included jazz musician^[7].
• Svend Asmussen's professions included composer^[8].
• Svend Asmussen's education included a stint at Metropolitanskolen^[12].
• Svend Asmussen received the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog^[13].
• Svend Asmussen received the Ben Webster Prize^[14].
• Svend Asmussen is recorded as male^[15].
• Svend Asmussen's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Svend Asmussen's genre is jazz^[17].
• Svend Asmussen's Commons category is recorded as Svend Asmussen^[18].
• Svend Asmussen's family name is recorded as Asmussen^[19].
• Svend Asmussen's given name is recorded as Svend^[20].
• Svend Asmussen's given name is recorded as Harald^[21].
• Svend Asmussen's given name is recorded as Christian^[22].
• Svend Asmussen's instrument is recorded as jazz violin^[23].
• Svend Asmussen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish^[24].
• Svend Asmussen's start of work period is recorded as 1930^[25].
• Svend Asmussen's subject has role is recorded as centenarian^[26].
• Svend Asmussen's sibling is recorded as Des Asmussen^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DK^[29]

• Began / founded: 1916-02-28^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2017-02-07^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz, swing^[32]

• Community tags: jazz, swing^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ced70c77-94de-4220-b590-ee0f98d41b94^[34]

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Origins and Family

Svend Asmussen was born in Copenhagen^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1916^[3].

Education

Svend Asmussen was educated at Metropolitanskolen^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], jazz musician^[7], and composer^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog^[13], a grade of an order^[35], in Denmark^[36] and Ben Webster Prize^[14], a music award^[37], in Denmark^[38], founded in 1977^[39].

Personal Life

A child of Svend Asmussen was Claus Asmussen^[10].

Death and Burial

Svend Asmussen died on February 7, 2017^[5]. He died in Dronningmølle^[4].

Why It Matters

Svend Asmussen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Svend Asmussen born?

Born in Copenhagen^[2], Svend Asmussen…

Where did Svend Asmussen die?

Svend Asmussen died in Dronningmølle^[4].

What did Svend Asmussen do for work?

Svend Asmussen worked as actor^[6], jazz musician^[7], and composer^[8].

Where did Svend Asmussen go to school?

Svend Asmussen was educated at Metropolitanskolen^[12].

What awards did Svend Asmussen receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog^[13] and Ben Webster Prize^[14].