# Boris Kroyt

> Boris Kroyt was a classical violinist and violist. He was the violist of the Budapest String Quartet from 1936 until the ensemble disbanded in 1967. Kroyt was born to a Jewish-Ukrainian family in Odessa, but spent his early life and career in Germany where he had been a child prodigy violinist. From the outbreak of World War II until his death at the age of 72, he lived in the United States and had become a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1944.

*Ukrainian violinist and viola player (1897–1969)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1897-06-23
- **Died:** 1969-11-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1417482)
- [بوريس كرويت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA)
- [Boris Kroyt](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Kroyt)
- [Boris Kroyt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Kroyt)
- [Boris Kroyt](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Kroyt)
- [Кройт, Борис](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%82%2C_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81)
- [Борис Кройт](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%82)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6661e665-e93f-4385-a35c-cb665fb1caac)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4241539)

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