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German composer resided in Finland (1809-1891)

Person · Open Library

Born
1809
Died
1891
Works
2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Finland
Active from
1809-03-19
Active to
1891-01-08
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Fredrik Pacius (born Friedrich Pacius) (March 19, 1809, Hamburg – January 8, 1891, Helsinki) was a German composer and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He has been called the "Father of Finnish music". Pacius was appointed music teacher at the University of Helsinki in 1834. In Helsinki he founded a musical society, the student choir Akademiska Sångföreningen and an orchestra. In 1848 Pacius wrote the music to the poem "Vårt land" by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, which was to become Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Fredrik
Gender
male
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Helsinki
Position held
professor
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Genre
opera
Instrument
violin
Image
Pacius.jpg
Work location
Helsinki
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Fredrik Pacius
date of birth
1809-03-13
date of death
1891-01-08
place of burial
Hietaniemi cemetery
name in native language
Fredrik Pacius
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Fredrik Pacius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana