Ben Selvin

American bandleader
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Ben Selvin

Summary

Ben Selvin is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on March 5, 1898[3]. He passed away in Manhasset[4]. He died on July 15, 1980[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], violinist[8], musician[9], and record producer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ben Selvin was born in New York City[2].
  • Ben Selvin passed away in Manhasset[4].
  • Ben Selvin died in New York City[12].
  • Ben Selvin was born on March 5, 1898[3].
  • Ben Selvin died on July 15, 1980[5].
  • Ben Selvin held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Ben Selvin worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Ben Selvin worked as a conductor[7].
  • Ben Selvin's professions included violinist[8].
  • Ben Selvin worked as a musician[9].
  • Ben Selvin's professions included record producer[10].
  • Ben Selvin's field of work was music[14].
  • Ben Selvin's field of work was conducting[15].
  • Ben Selvin's field of work was music industry[16].
  • Ben Selvin is recorded as male[17].
  • Ben Selvin's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Ben Selvin's record label is recorded as Vocalion Records[19].
  • Ben Selvin's Commons category is recorded as Ben Selvin[20].
  • Ben Selvin's family name is recorded as Selvin[21].
  • Ben Selvin's given name is recorded as Ben[22].
  • Ben Selvin's instrument is recorded as violin[23].
  • Ben Selvin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1898-03-05[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1980-07-05[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 84733717-7fa8-43da-a6aa-259fa1f36eb0[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Ben Selvin… he was born on March 5, 1898[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], violinist[8], musician[9], and record producer[10]. Fields of work include music[14], a type of arts[30]; conducting[15], an activity[31]; and music industry[16], a type of industry[32].

Death and Burial

Ben Selvin died on July 15, 1980[5]. Recorded place of death include Manhasset[4], a census-designated place in the United States[33], in United States[34] and New York City[12], a global city[35], in United States[36], founded in 1624[37].

Why It Matters

Ben Selvin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Ben Selvin born?

Born in New York City[2], Ben Selvin…

Where did Ben Selvin die?

Ben Selvin died in Manhasset[4].

What did Ben Selvin do for work?

Ben Selvin worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], violinist[8], musician[9], and record producer[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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