Wolfgang Dauner

German musician (1935-2020)
Person human Q459190
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Summary

Wolfgang Dauner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Stuttgart[2]. He was born on December 30, 1935[3]. He passed away in Stuttgart[4]. He died on January 10, 2020[5]. He worked as a pianist[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], film score composer[9], and musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Stuttgart[2].
  • Wolfgang Dauner passed away in Stuttgart[4].
  • Wolfgang Dauner was born on December 30, 1935[3].
  • Wolfgang Dauner died on January 10, 2020[5].
  • Wolfgang Dauner held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's professions included pianist[6].
  • Wolfgang Dauner worked as a composer[7].
  • Wolfgang Dauner worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's professions included film score composer[9].
  • Wolfgang Dauner worked as a musician[10].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's professions included actor[13].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's field of work was keyboard instrument performance[14].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's field of work was piano performance[15].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's field of work was film score[16].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's field of work was jazz[17].
  • Wolfgang Dauner received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[18].
  • Wolfgang Dauner received the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[19].
  • Wolfgang Dauner received the Bürgermedaille der Stadt Stuttgart[20].
  • Wolfgang Dauner received the Jazz-Ehrenpreis Baden-Württemberg[21].
  • Wolfgang Dauner is recorded as male[22].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's genre is jazz[24].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's genre is jazz fusion[25].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's discography is recorded as Wolfgang Dauner discography[26].
  • Wolfgang Dauner's Commons category is recorded as Wolfgang Dauner[27].

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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1935-12-30[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-01-10[31]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop[32]

  • Community tags: avant-garde jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c979ee4a-718b-499a-9933-5d825cfb4603[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Stuttgart[2], Wolfgang Dauner… he was born on December 30, 1935[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], film score composer[9], musician[10], and actor[13]. Fields of work include keyboard instrument performance[14]; piano performance[15], a field of study[35]; film score[16], a music genre[36]; and jazz[17], a music genre[37], founded in 1917[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[18], a decoration[39], in Germany[40]; Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[19], an order of merit[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1974[43]; Bürgermedaille der Stadt Stuttgart[20], an award[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1970[46]; and Jazz-Ehrenpreis Baden-Württemberg[21].

Death and Burial

Wolfgang Dauner died on January 10, 2020[5]. He died in Stuttgart[4]. The cause of death was disease[47].

Why It Matters

Wolfgang Dauner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Wolfgang Dauner born?

Born in Stuttgart[2].

Where did Wolfgang Dauner die?

Wolfgang Dauner passed away in Stuttgart[4].

What did Wolfgang Dauner do for work?

Wolfgang Dauner worked as pianist[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], film score composer[9], and musician[10].

What awards did Wolfgang Dauner receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[18], Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[19], Bürgermedaille der Stadt Stuttgart[20], and Jazz-Ehrenpreis Baden-Württemberg[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . tagesspiegel.de. tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [47] ↑ . jazzmusicarchives.com. Retrieved . jazzmusicarchives.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . tagesspiegel.de. tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [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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