Bess Lomax Hawes

Summary

Bess Lomax Hawes is a human^[1]. Born in Austin^[2], she… she was born on January 21, 1921^[3]. She died in Portland^[4]. She died on November 27, 2009^[5]. She worked as a historian^[6], folklorist^[7], musician^[8], and arts administrator^[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Bess Lomax Hawes's place of birth was Austin^[2].
• Bess Lomax Hawes passed away in Portland^[4].
• Bess Lomax Hawes was born on January 21, 1921^[3].
• Bess Lomax Hawes died on November 27, 2009^[5].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's father was John Lomax^[11].
• Bess Lomax Hawes held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's professions included historian^[6].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's professions included folklorist^[7].
• Bess Lomax Hawes worked as a musician^[8].
• Bess Lomax Hawes worked as an arts administrator^[9].
• Among Bess Lomax Hawes's employers was California State University, Northridge^[13].
• Among Bess Lomax Hawes's employers was Smithsonian Institution^[14].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's education included a stint at Bryn Mawr College^[15].
• Bess Lomax Hawes was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[16].
• Bess Lomax Hawes received the National Medal of Arts^[17].
• Bess Lomax Hawes is recorded as female^[18].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's Commons category is recorded as Bess Lomax Hawes^[20].
• The cause of death was stroke^[21].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's family name is recorded as Lomax^[22].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's family name is recorded as Hawes^[23].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's given name is recorded as Bess^[24].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[25].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's instrument is recorded as guitar^[26].
• Bess Lomax Hawes's instrument is recorded as mandolin^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1921-01-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2009-11-27^[31]

• Genre(s): folk^[32]

• Community tags: folk^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0bdb3a4d-962d-458c-904e-4fddcf1283ee^[34]

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Origins and Family

Bess Lomax Hawes was born in Austin^[2]. She was born on January 21, 1921^[3]. Her father was John Lomax^[11].

Education

Educated at Bryn Mawr College^[15], a university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1885^[37], headquartered in Bryn Mawr^[38] and University of California, Berkeley^[16], a public research university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1868^[41], headquartered in Berkeley^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[6], folklorist^[7], musician^[8], and arts administrator^[9]. Employers include California State University, Northridge^[13], a public university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1958^[45], headquartered in Los Angeles^[46] and Smithsonian Institution^[14], an institution^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1846^[49], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[50].

Recognition

Bess Lomax Hawes received the National Medal of Arts^[17].

Death and Burial

Bess Lomax Hawes died on November 27, 2009^[5]. She died in Portland^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[21].

Why It Matters

Bess Lomax Hawes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[10]

FAQs

Where was Bess Lomax Hawes born?

Bess Lomax Hawes was born in Austin^[2].

Where did Bess Lomax Hawes die?

Bess Lomax Hawes passed away in Portland^[4].

Who were Bess Lomax Hawes's parents?

Bess Lomax Hawes's father was John Lomax^[11].

What did Bess Lomax Hawes do for work?

Bess Lomax Hawes worked as historian^[6], folklorist^[7], musician^[8], and arts administrator^[9].

Where did Bess Lomax Hawes go to school?

Bess Lomax Hawes was educated at Bryn Mawr College^[15] and University of California, Berkeley^[16].

What awards did Bess Lomax Hawes receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Arts^[17].