Gottfried van Swieten
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Gottfried van Swieten was an Austrian diplomat, librarian, and influential patron of classical music who supported and collaborated with composers such as Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gottfried van Swieten canonical | 7 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian nobleman
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ librarian ⓘ patron of music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment-era educational reforms in Austria
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Imperial Court Library in Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1733-10-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
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Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
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Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1803-03-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leiden
NERFINISHED
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University of Leuven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Habsburg court
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical period ⓘ |
| familyName | van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Gerard van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gottfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Viennese Classical style ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hosting private concerts of Baroque and Classical music
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promoting the music of J. S. Bach and Handel in Vienna ⓘ supporting the composition of Haydn’s oratorios ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Viennese musical circle around Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron ⓘ |
| notableWork |
revised German libretto for Joseph Haydn’s The Creation
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revised German libretto for Joseph Haydn’s The Seasons ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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diplomat ⓘ librarian ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Austrian ambassador to the court of Frederick the Great
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Imperial court librarian ⓘ Prefect of the Imperial Library in Vienna ⓘ President of the Court Commission on Education and Censorship ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Vienna ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Creation
subject surface form:
The Creation