Barry Kernfeld

music historian
Person human Q289144
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Barry Kernfeld

Summary

Barry Kernfeld is a human[1]. Born in San Francisco[2], he… he was born on +1950-08-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an author[4], music educator[5], music historian[6], university teacher[7], and musicologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in San Francisco[2], Barry Kernfeld…
  • Barry Kernfeld was born on +1950-08-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Barry Kernfeld held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Barry Kernfeld worked as an author[4].
  • Barry Kernfeld worked as a music educator[5].
  • Barry Kernfeld worked as a music historian[6].
  • Barry Kernfeld's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Barry Kernfeld's professions included musicologist[8].
  • Barry Kernfeld's field of work was jazz[11].
  • Barry Kernfeld was employed by Cornell University[12].
  • Barry Kernfeld was employed by Pennsylvania State University[13].
  • Barry Kernfeld was educated at Cornell University[14].
  • Barry Kernfeld's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • Barry Kernfeld's education included a stint at University of California, Davis[16].
  • Barry Kernfeld is recorded as male[17].
  • Barry Kernfeld's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Barry Kernfeld's ISNI is recorded as 000000011440598X[19].
  • Barry Kernfeld's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29619244[20].
  • Barry Kernfeld's GND ID is recorded as 123418186[21].
  • Barry Kernfeld's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85812303[22].
  • Barry Kernfeld's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12404386g[23].
  • Barry Kernfeld's IdRef ID is recorded as 067164242[24].
  • Barry Kernfeld's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n5wg7k[25].
  • Barry Kernfeld's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20011210165[26].
  • Barry Kernfeld's given name is recorded as Barry[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in San Francisco[2], Barry Kernfeld… he was born on +1950-08-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31]; University of California, Berkeley[15], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]; and University of California, Davis[16], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1905[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include author[4], music educator[5], music historian[6], university teacher[7], and musicologist[8]. Barry Kernfeld's field of work was jazz[11]. Employers include Cornell University[12], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1865[41], headquartered in Ithaca[42] and Pennsylvania State University[13], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1855[45], headquartered in Penn State University Park[46].

Why It Matters

Barry Kernfeld ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Barry Kernfeld born?

Barry Kernfeld's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

What did Barry Kernfeld do for work?

Barry Kernfeld worked as author[4], music educator[5], music historian[6], university teacher[7], and musicologist[8].

Where did Barry Kernfeld go to school?

Barry Kernfeld was educated at Cornell University[14], University of California, Berkeley[15], and University of California, Davis[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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