THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Andrés Segovia

Andrés Segovia has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists February 21, 1893 in Linares.

Born

February 21, 1893

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: June 3, 1987

Birthplace
Linares
Professions
teacher, composer, musician, music educator, guitarist, classical guitarist
Citizenship
Spain

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: February 21, 1893 (SNAC; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Croatian Encyclopedia; Munzinger Personen; IMDb; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Spanish Biographical Dictionary; Find a Grave; BnF authorities) or February 28, 1890 (Archivio Storico Ricordi).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Andrés Segovia

Birth name
Andrés Segovia Torres

All birth date sources

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Questions people ask

Where was Andrés Segovia born?

Andrés Segovia was born in Linares.

What was Andrés Segovia’s name at birth?

Andrés Segovia’s recorded birth name is Andrés Segovia Torres.

When did Andrés Segovia die?

Andrés Segovia died on June 3, 1987.