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Hermann Scherchen

German conductor (1891–1966).

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Lived74 years1891–1966

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Hermann Scherchen was a German conductor. Born on 21 June 1891 in Berlin, Scherchen died on 12 June 1966 in Florence at the age of 74.

Honours include honorary doctor of the University of Königsberg and Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music.

With a Wikipedia article in 23 languages, Hermann Scherchen is No. 71,343 in the People and Position Index.

Born
21 June 1891, Berlin
Died
12 June 1966, Florence (aged 74)
Country
Germany
Known as
Conductor, musicologist, composer
Field
Music
Party
Communist Party of Germany
Plays
Violin
Genres
Classical music
Languages
German
Wikipedia editions
23

Did you know

74

Lived to 74.

21 Jun

Shares a birthday with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Jean-Paul Sartre.

382

One of 382 people in the Index born in Berlin, with Alexander von Humboldt.

23

Has a Wikipedia article in 23 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Connections

Hermann Scherchen
  • SpouseGerda Müller
  • SiblingXiao Shufang

Honours and works

Awards

  • Honorary doctor of the University of Königsberg
  • Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music

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