December 28, 1882
Precision: day · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Source: Chuvash encyclopedia
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Zoltán Kodály
Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue (1882–1967)
Zoltán Kodály has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists December 16, 1882 in Kecskemét, Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Austria–Hungary, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, First Hungarian Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, Second Hungarian Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, Provisional Goverment of the Republic of Hungary.
Born
December 16, 1882
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: March 6, 1967
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Kecskemét, Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Austria–Hungary, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, First Hungarian Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, Second Hungarian Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, Provisional Goverment of the Republic of Hungary
- Professions
- secondary school teacher, ethnomusicologist, classical composer, conductor, collector of folk music, linguist, university teacher, musicologist, politician, music educator, composer, music teacher
- Citizenship
- Hungary
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: December 16, 1882 (Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Franz Liszt Academy of Music; Musicalics; Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Integrated Authority File; GeneaStar; filmportal.de; Find a Grave; BnF authorities; International Music Score Library Project; SNAC; Nationalencyklopedin) or December 28, 1882 (Chuvash encyclopedia).
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
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- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Musicalics
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Integrated Authority File
- GeneaStar
- filmportal.de
- Find a Grave
- BnF authorities
- International Music Score Library Project
- SNAC
- Nationalencyklopedin
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Zoltán Kodály born?
Zoltán Kodály was born in Kecskemét, Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Austria–Hungary, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, First Hungarian Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, Second Hungarian Republic, Kingdom of Hungary, Provisional Goverment of the Republic of Hungary.
When did Zoltán Kodály die?
Zoltán Kodály died on March 6, 1967.