February 20, 1878
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: filmportal.de
- Source: Integrated Authority File
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Emmy Destinn
Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930)
Emmy Destinn has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists February 26, 1878 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Born
February 26, 1878
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: January 28, 1930
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Professions
- poet, pedagogue, translator, musician, writer, opera singer, composer, playwright
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: February 26, 1878 (Find a Grave; regional database of the Municipal Library of Jindřichův Hradec; The Fine Art Archive; commemorative plaque; Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno; Czech National Authority Database; Archivio Storico Ricordi; birth registry; Olomouc City Library regional database) or February 20, 1878 (filmportal.de; Integrated Authority File).
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.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Find a Grave
- regional database of the Municipal Library of Jindřichův Hradec
- The Fine Art Archive
- commemorative plaque
- Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno
- Czech National Authority Database
- Archivio Storico Ricordi
- birth registry
- Olomouc City Library regional database
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Emmy Destinn born?
Emmy Destinn was born in Prague, Czech Republic.
When did Emmy Destinn die?
Emmy Destinn died on January 28, 1930.