Daphne Oram

British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003)
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Daphne Oram

Summary

Daphne Oram is a human[1]. Born in Devizes[2], she… she was born on December 31, 1925[3]. She passed away in Maidstone Hospital[4]. She died on January 5, 2003[5]. She worked as a composer[6], electronic musician[7], and engineer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Devizes[2], Daphne Oram…
  • Daphne Oram passed away in Maidstone Hospital[4].
  • Daphne Oram was born on December 31, 1925[3].
  • Daphne Oram died on January 5, 2003[5].
  • Daphne Oram held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Daphne Oram held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • British English was Daphne Oram's native language[12].
  • Daphne Oram's professions included composer[6].
  • Daphne Oram's professions included electronic musician[7].
  • Daphne Oram worked as an engineer[8].
  • Daphne Oram was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation[13].
  • Daphne Oram was educated at Saint Cajetan[14].
  • Daphne Oram is recorded as female[15].
  • Daphne Oram's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Daphne Oram's Commons category is recorded as Daphne Oram[17].
  • Daphne Oram's archives at is recorded as Goldsmiths, University of London[18].
  • Daphne Oram's family name is recorded as Oram[19].
  • Daphne Oram's given name is recorded as Daphne[20].
  • Daphne Oram's instrument is recorded as Oramics[21].
  • Daphne Oram's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[22].
  • Daphne Oram's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online[23].
  • Daphne Oram's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Daphne Oram's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[25].
  • Daphne Oram's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[26].

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[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1925-12-31[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2003-01-05[30]

  • Genre(s): experimental, musique concrète[31]

  • Community tags: composer, experimental, musique concrète[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f58c859-52f8-4072-9ca4-dcae5c10de77[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Daphne Oram was born in Devizes[2]. She was born on December 31, 1925[3]. British English was her native language[12].

Education

Daphne Oram's education included a stint at Saint Cajetan[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], electronic musician[7], and engineer[8]. Among Daphne Oram's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation[13].

Death and Burial

Daphne Oram died on January 5, 2003[5]. She passed away in Maidstone Hospital[4].

Why It Matters

Daphne Oram ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Daphne Oram born?

Daphne Oram's place of birth was Devizes[2].

Where did Daphne Oram die?

Daphne Oram died in Maidstone Hospital[4].

What did Daphne Oram do for work?

Daphne Oram worked as composer[6], electronic musician[7], and engineer[8].

Where did Daphne Oram go to school?

Daphne Oram was educated at Saint Cajetan[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation composer, electronic musician, engineer
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