# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-praetorius
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:48:51.695Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-praetorius"
name: "Michael Praetorius"
slug: "michael-praetorius"
description: "Michael Praetorius was a German composer, organist, and music theorist. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns."
tagline: "German composer, organist, and music theorist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_Praetorius.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1571"
deathDate: "1621-02-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.38
  momentum:             3.354271356783921
  historical:           21.79169466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1680758"
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    handle:    "0OTPgUKkDp058dC3czXFM2"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump