- 1972: Established his own publishing house, Stockhausen-Verlag.
- 2001: Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award.
- He had four children with Doris Andreae: Suja (1953), Christel (1956), Markus Stockhausen (1957), and Majella (1961). He had two children with Mary Bauermeister: Julika (1966) and Simon Stockhausen (1967).
- His image is one of many that appear on the cover for The Beatles ' "Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.
- Composition professor at the University of California-Davis and also at National Conservatory of Music in Cologne, Germany.
- Good friends with French composer Pierre Boulez.
- 1952-53: Studied in Paris under French composer Olivier Messiaen.
- Earned degrees in Musicology, Philosophy, and German literature at the University of Cologne.
- Both his parents died in World War II.
- Is mentioned in Thomas Pynchon's novel "The Crying of Lot 49" (1966).
- Considered one of the 20th century's most influential composers, known for his work in electronic music and aleatory in serial composition.
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