# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johann-david-heinichen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:59:49.646Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/johann-david-heinichen"
name: "Johann David Heinichen"
slug: "johann-david-heinichen"
description: "Johann David Heinichen was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden. After he died, Heinichen's music attracted little attention for many years. As a music theorist, he is credited as one of the inventors of the circle of fifths."
tagline: "German composer and music theorist"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1683-04-17"
deathDate: "1729-07-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           19.30824666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump