Chou Wen-chung

Summary

Chou Wen-chung is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Yantai^[2]. He was born on June 29, 1923^[3]. He died in Manhattan^[4]. He died on October 25, 2019^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Chou Wen-chung was born in Yantai^[2].
• Chou Wen-chung died in Manhattan^[4].
• Chou Wen-chung was born on June 29, 1923^[3].
• Chou Wen-chung died on October 25, 2019^[5].
• Chou Wen-chung held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Chou Wen-chung's professions included composer^[6].
• Chou Wen-chung's field of work was music^[9].
• Among Chou Wen-chung's employers was Columbia University^[10].
• Chou Wen-chung was educated at Chongqing University^[11].
• Chou Wen-chung's education included a stint at New England Conservatory^[12].
• Chou Wen-chung was educated at St. John's University^[13].
• A notable student of Chou Wen-chung was Zhou Long^[14].
• Chou Wen-chung received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• Chou Wen-chung received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[16].
• Chou Wen-chung was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[17].
• Chou Wen-chung was a member of Committee of 100^[18].
• Chou Wen-chung is recorded as male^[19].
• Chou Wen-chung's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Chou Wen-chung's genre is classical music^[21].
• Chou Wen-chung's Commons category is recorded as Chou Wen-chung^[22].
• Chou Wen-chung's family name is recorded as Zhou^[23].
• Chou Wen-chung's official website is recorded as https://chouwenchung.org^[24].
• Chou Wen-chung studied under Edgard Varèse^[25].
• Chou Wen-chung's described by source is recorded as Chou Wen-chung, Composer and Calligrapher in Sound, Dies at 96^[26].
• Chou Wen-chung's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1923-06-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-10-25^[31]

• Genre(s): contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: composer, contemporary classical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: b4881613-4b8e-4183-853b-5943fab656b1^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Yantai^[2], Chou Wen-chung… he was born on June 29, 1923^[3].

Education

Educated at Chongqing University^[11], a university^[35], in People's Republic of China^[36], founded in 1929^[37]; New England Conservatory^[12], a conservatory^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1867^[40]; and St. John's University^[13], a university^[41], in People's Republic of China^[42], founded in 1879^[43]. Chou Wen-chung studied under Edgard Varèse^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Chou Wen-chung worked as a composer^[6]. His field of work was music^[9]. He was employed by Columbia University^[10]. A notable student of him was Zhou Long^[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], a fellowship grant^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1925^[46] and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[16], an award^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1941^[49].

Death and Burial

Chou Wen-chung died on October 25, 2019^[5]. He died in Manhattan^[4].

Why It Matters

Chou Wen-chung ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Chou Wen-chung born?

Chou Wen-chung was born in Yantai^[2].

Where did Chou Wen-chung die?

Chou Wen-chung passed away in Manhattan^[4].

What did Chou Wen-chung do for work?

Chou Wen-chung worked as composer^[6].

Where did Chou Wen-chung go to school?

Chou Wen-chung was educated at Chongqing University^[11], New England Conservatory^[12], and St. John's University^[13].

What awards did Chou Wen-chung receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15] and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[16].