Charlie Gillett

British radio presenter and musicologist, 1942-2010
Person human Q5084920
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Charlie Gillett

Summary

Charlie Gillett is a human[1]. Born in Morecambe[2], he… he was born on February 20, 1942[3]. He died on March 17, 2010[4]. He worked as a musicologist[5], radio personality[6], record producer[7], and journalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Charlie Gillett was born in Morecambe[2].
  • Charlie Gillett was born on February 20, 1942[3].
  • Charlie Gillett died on March 17, 2010[4].
  • Charlie Gillett held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Charlie Gillett worked as a musicologist[5].
  • Charlie Gillett worked as a radio personality[6].
  • Charlie Gillett's professions included record producer[7].
  • Charlie Gillett's professions included journalist[8].
  • Charlie Gillett's education included a stint at Peterhouse[11].
  • Charlie Gillett was educated at Columbia University[12].
  • Charlie Gillett is recorded as male[13].
  • Charlie Gillett's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Charlie Gillett's given name is recorded as Charlie[15].
  • Charlie Gillett's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Charlie Gillett's start of work period is recorded as 1972[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: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1942-02-20[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-03-17[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3793c25e-a907-451c-851a-a4500a192340[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Morecambe[2], Charlie Gillett… he was born on February 20, 1942[3].

Education

Educated at Peterhouse[11], a college of the University of Cambridge[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1284[25] and Columbia University[12], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1754[28], headquartered in Manhattan[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[5], radio personality[6], record producer[7], and journalist[8].

Death and Burial

Charlie Gillett died on March 17, 2010[4].

Why It Matters

Charlie Gillett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Charlie Gillett born?

Charlie Gillett's place of birth was Morecambe[2].

What did Charlie Gillett do for work?

Charlie Gillett worked as musicologist[5], radio personality[6], record producer[7], and journalist[8].

Where did Charlie Gillett go to school?

Charlie Gillett was educated at Peterhouse[11] and Columbia University[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . 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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