# Ernst Zacharias

> Ernst Zacharias was a German musician and engineer. In the 1950s and 1960s, he invented various electro-mechanical musical instruments for the German musical instrument manufacturer Hohner, including the Cembalet, the Clavinet, the Guitaret, and the Pianet. The Claviola, a modernisation of the sheng and the Harmonetta, a mouth-blown concertina-keyboarded instrument, was also invented by Zacharias. He additionally invented the Electra-Melodica, the first commercially produced wind synthesizer. DEPATIS lists 90 patents by Ernst Zacharias for Hohner, including plastic recorders and watch and clock mechanisms.

*German musician (1924-2020)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1924-06-21
- **Died:** 2020-07-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cac535b7-12db-4c2e-ad29-d6f450fcb51b)
- [إرنست زاكارياس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3)
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- [Ernst Zacharias](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Zacharias)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q89303)

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