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Jean-Claude Risset

French composer (1938–2016)

Jean-Claude Risset has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists March 13, 1938 in Le Puy-en-Velay.

Born

March 13, 1938

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

Died: November 21, 2016

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Birthplace
Le Puy-en-Velay
Professions
musicologist, composer, researcher, acoustician
Citizenship
France

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: March 13, 1938 (Fichier des personnes décédées mirror; SNAC; B.R.A.H.M.S.; Integrated Authority File) or March 18, 1938 (Library of Congress Authorities) or March 15, 1938 (No external source identified).

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.

March 15, 1938

Precision: day · Rank: normal

No external source identified

    No external source identified

    More about Jean-Claude Risset

    Birth name
    Jean Claude Raoul Olivier Risset

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    Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

    Questions people ask

    Where was Jean-Claude Risset born?

    Jean-Claude Risset was born in Le Puy-en-Velay.

    What was Jean-Claude Risset’s name at birth?

    Jean-Claude Risset’s recorded birth name is Jean Claude Raoul Olivier Risset.

    When did Jean-Claude Risset die?

    Jean-Claude Risset died on November 21, 2016.