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Robert Kajanus
Finnish conductor and composer (1856–1933)
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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 2 December 1856
- Died
- 6 July 1933
- Place of birth
- Helsinki
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Kajanus
- Father
- Georg August Kajanus
- Mother
- Agnes Ottilia Kajanus
- Spouse
- Lilli Kurikka, Ella Kajanus
- Sibling
- Selma Kajanus
- Citizenship
- Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland
- Native language
- Swedish
- Awards
- Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of Vasa, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary (1922), Officier de l'Instruction publique, Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Albert Edelfelt's letters, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers
- educated at
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- instrument
- violin
- name in native language
- Robert Kajanus
- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
- significant person
- Johan Svendsen
- student
- Jean Sibelius
- student of
- Carl Reinecke, Salomon Jadassohn, Henry Schradieck, Richard Faltin, Gustaf Niemann, Johan Svendsen
- work location
- Helsinki
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