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English Adolphe Sax Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894) Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph Sax Statements instance of human 1 reference stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 11943831w retrieved 10 October 2015 image Adolphe Sax 1860s.jpg 952 × 1,272; 207 KB 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia retrieved 10 February 2023 Adolphe Sax.jpg 739 × 1,267; 611 KB 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Czech Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://cs.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adolphe_Sax&oldid=21975015 sex or gender male 2 references stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 11943831w retrieved 10 October 2015 stated in Integrated Authority File GND ID 117023531 retrieved 13 July 2024 country of citizenship United Kingdom of the Netherlands end time 1830 0 references Belgium start time 1830 0 references France start time 1869 0 references name in native language Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) Sax (French) 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Azerbaijani Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://az.wikipedia.org/?oldid=8158267 given name Adolphe 0 references family name Sax 0 references date of birth 6 November 1814Gregorian 9 references stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 11943831w retrieved 10 October 2015 stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID biography/Antoine-Joseph-Sax subject named as Adolphe Sax retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in SNAC SNAC ARK ID w6gq7s9m subject named as Adolphe Sax retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Find a Grave Find a Grave memorial ID 6797 subject named as Adolphe Sax retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Dictionnaire des Wallons Dictionnaire des Wallons ID sax-adolphe subject named as Adolphe SAX retrieved 9 October 2017 stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID adolphe-sax subject named as Adolphe Sax stated in Great Norwegian Encyclopedia Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID Adolphe_Sax subject named as Adolphe Sax stated in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme) 0061209 subject named as Adolphe Sax stated in Croatian Encyclopedia Hrvatska enciklopedija ID 54777 subject named as Adolphe Sax place of birth Dinant located in the administrative territorial entity Province of Namur 0 references date of death 7 February 1894Gregorian 2 references stated in Find a Grave retrieved 29 August 2019 reference URL https://www.adolphesax.be/1620141_925431760835364_1446907648_n/ retrieved 10 December 2023 place of death Paris 1 reference stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) section Сакс Адольф retrieved 26 February 2017 9th arrondissement of Paris reason for preferred rank most precise value 0 references place of burial Montmartre Cemetery 1 reference stated in Find a Grave retrieved 29 June 2024 image of grave Cimetière de Montmartre - Tombeau d'Adophe Sax 001.JPG 2,136 × 3,216; 2.24 MB 0 references father Charles-Joseph Sax 1 reference stated in Q27773246 native language French 0 references languages spoken, written or signed French 1 reference stated in BnF authorities Bibliothèque nationale de France ID 11943831w retrieved 10 October 2015 occupation musical instrument maker 2 references stated in Integrated Authority File retrieved 25 June 2015 stated in Integrated Authority File GND ID 117023531 retrieved 20 April 2026 inventor 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Persian Wikipedia musician 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Persian Wikipedia music educator 0 references university teacher 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project German Wikipedia field of work musical instrument 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Polish Wikipedia employer Conservatoire de Paris 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia educated at Royal Conservatory of Brussels 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Chinese Wikipedia instrument saxophone 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project Mongolian Wikipedia has works in the collection Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 reference stated in Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met object ID 652387 Musée de l'Armée 1 reference retrieved 28 February 2021 inferred from Bass saxhorn-E 974.11.16 Musical Instruments Museum 0 references Bach House 1 reference inferred from Q136713832 retrieved 30 November 2025 award received Knight of the Order of the Oak Crown 0 references Knight of the Legion of Honour point in time 1849 1 reference retrieved 6 November 2019 imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia plaque image DeLuxe Saxophone Museum 47.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 2.39 MB 0 references described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary statement is subject of Q22077312 0 references Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) section Сакс Адольф 0 references Riemann's Music Dictionary statement is subject of Q27773246 0 references Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary statement is subject of Q24498415 0 references Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) statement is subject of Q117838460 0 references Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition statement is subject of 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Sax, Antoine Joseph 0 references Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10 page(s) 252 0 references copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction worldwide 1 reference based on heuristic died more than 100 years ago retrieved 23 July 2020 Commons gallery Adolphe Sax 0 references Commons Creator page Adolphe Sax 0 references Commons category Adolphe Sax 1 reference imported from Wikimedia project German Wikipedia topic's main category Category:Adolphe Sax 0 references Identifiers VIAF cluster ID 34720954 3 references imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia imported from Wikimedia project German Wikipedia based on heuristic record linkage stated in MusicBrainz MusicBrainz artist ID 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VIAF cluster ID 34720954 retrieved 16 December 2014 NUKAT ID n2020004839 0 references RILM ID 31264 1 reference stated in Virtual International Authority File VIAF cluster ID 34720954 retrieved 6 November 2022 National Library of Poland MMS ID 9810609909905606 0 references IdRef ID 027384896 1 reference stated in BnF authorities retrieved 26 August 2015 WorldCat Entities ID E39PCjxb6QmJ7QYkmcxhDTKTVy 1 reference matched by identifier from Library of Congress Authorities Library of Congress Authorities ID nr93029578 retrieved 19 April 2024 Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID 45223280 0 references British Museum person or institution ID 156499 0 references Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID adolphe-sax 0 references CERL Thesaurus ID cnp01319014 1 reference based on heuristic inferred from linked GND ID GND ID 117023531 retrieved 8 May 2026 De Agostini ID Sax,+Antoine-Joseph,+detto+Adolphe subject named as Sax, Antoine-Joseph, detto Adolphe 0 references Dezède person ID 43187 0 references Dictionnaire des Wallons ID sax-adolphe 0 references Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID 24167004 0 references Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID 184185 0 references Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID biography/Antoine-Joseph-Sax subject named as Adolphe Sax 0 references FID performing arts ID agent/gnd_117023531 0 references FranceArchives agent ID 288034903 0 references Freebase ID /m/013xf 1 reference stated in Freebase Data Dumps publication date 28 October 2013 Google Doodle adolphe-saxs-201st-birthday 0 references Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID adolphe-sax 0 references Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme) 0061209 0 references Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID 15061 0 references Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID Adolphe_Sax 0 references Grove Music Online ID 9781561592630.013.90000380392 0 references GTAA ID 149643 0 references Hrvatska enciklopedija ID 54777 0 references IMSLP ID Category:Sax,_Adolphe 0 references Interlingual Index ID i96821 0 references Joconde author ID T513-33532 0 references JRC Names ID 828562 1 reference matched by identifier from DBpedia Krugosvet article (archived) kultura_i_obrazovanie/muzyka/SAKS.html 0 references Léonore ID LH//2473/41 0 references Léonore Web ID 340081 0 references Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID 05312/eu_s_1311/s1311 object named as Antoine-Joseph Sax 0 references Met Constituent ID 154956 subject named as Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax 0 references MGG Online ID 49631 0 references museum-digital person/organization ID 22272 0 references MusicBrainz artist ID eb5859cf-017e-486a-86e7-eeb66b26623e 1 reference stated in MusicBrainz National Library of Israel ID (old) 000527607 0 references National Virtual Library of India ID 1273589 0 references 279001 1 reference stated in Catalogo of the National Library of India NE.se ID adolphe-sax 0 references NLP ID a0000001219122 0 references Online PWN Encyclopedia ID 3972749 0 references Oxford Reference overview ID 20110810105807183 0 references Polish …