# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-rihm
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:36:39.176Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-rihm"
name: "Wolfgang Rihm"
slug: "wolfgang-rihm"
description: "Wolfgang Michael Rihm was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe. He was an influential post-war European composer, as \"one of the most original and independent musical voices\" there, composing over 500 works including several operas."
tagline: "German composer and teacher (1952–2024)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1952-03-13"
deathDate: "2024-07-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump