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Also known as August Wilhelmy, August Emil Daniel Ferdinand Wilhelmj

German violinist (1845–1908)

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Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1845-09-21
Active to
1908-01-22

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August Wilhelmj (21 September 1845, Usingen – 22 January 1908, London) was a German violinist. He has become famous for his late nineteenth century arrangement of the second movement of J. S. Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 for the violin and piano, known as Air on the G String. Among his pupils was American violinist Nahan Franko. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/August+Wilhelmj">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
August
Gender
male
Place of birth
Usingen
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
German
Student of
Joachim Raff
Instrument
violin
Image
August Wilhelmj.jpg
Work location
Wiesbaden
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August Wilhelmj
date of birth
1845-09-21
date of death
1908-01-22
name in native language
August Wilhelmj
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to August Wilhelmj, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana