Alan Bern

American musician & educator
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Alan Bern

Summary

Alan Bern is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bloomington[2]. He was born on January 1, 1955[3]. He worked as a musician[4] and composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alan Bern's place of birth was Bloomington[2].
  • Alan Bern was born on January 1, 1955[3].
  • Alan Bern held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Alan Bern's professions included musician[4].
  • Alan Bern worked as a composer[5].
  • Alan Bern's education included a stint at Tufts University[8].
  • Alan Bern was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9].
  • Alan Bern's education included a stint at Indiana University[10].
  • Alan Bern was educated at University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music[11].
  • Alan Bern received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12].
  • Alan Bern is recorded as male[13].
  • Alan Bern's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alan Bern's Commons category is recorded as Alan Bern[15].
  • Alan Bern's family name is recorded as Bern[16].
  • Alan Bern's given name is recorded as Alan[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1955[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b1fb23bf-f449-4f0c-a350-dfddb1517dbe[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Bern's place of birth was Bloomington[2]. He was born on January 1, 1955[3].

Education

Educated at Tufts University[8], a university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1852[24]; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1867[27]; Indiana University[10], a state university system[28], in United States[29], founded in 1820[30], headquartered in Bloomington[31]; and University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music[11], a college of music[32], in United States[33], founded in 1867[34], headquartered in Cincinnati[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4] and composer[5].

Recognition

Alan Bern received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12].

Why It Matters

Alan Bern ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Alan Bern born?

Alan Bern was born in Bloomington[2].

What did Alan Bern do for work?

Alan Bern worked as musician[4] and composer[5].

Where did Alan Bern go to school?

Alan Bern was educated at Tufts University[8], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9], Indiana University[10], and University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music[11].

What awards did Alan Bern receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  2. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Sex or gender male
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    Award received Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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