# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johann-nikolaus-forkel
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:18:12.006Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/johann-nikolaus-forkel"
name: "Johann Nikolaus Forkel"
slug: "johann-nikolaus-forkel"
description: "Johann Nikolaus Forkel was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology. His publications include the two-volume Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik, among the first attempts at a history of Western music and the \"ground-breaking music bibliography\" Allgemeine Litteratur der Musik. He also authored Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work, the first substantial survey on the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach."
tagline: "German musician, musicologist and music theorist (1749-1818)"
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birthDate: "1749-02-22"
deathDate: "1818-03-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump