David Ritz

American novelist, songwriter, journalist
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David Ritz

Summary

David Ritz is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on 1943[3]. He worked as a biographer[4], music journalist[5], journalist[6], lyricist[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Ritz's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • David Ritz was born on 1943[3].
  • David Ritz held citizenship in United States[10].
  • David Ritz's professions included biographer[4].
  • David Ritz worked as a music journalist[5].
  • David Ritz worked as a journalist[6].
  • David Ritz's professions included lyricist[7].
  • David Ritz worked as a writer[8].
  • David Ritz worked as a music critic[11].
  • David Ritz's field of work was prose[12].
  • David Ritz's field of work was biography[13].
  • David Ritz's field of work was lyrics[14].
  • David Ritz's field of work was music criticism[15].
  • David Ritz's education included a stint at Thomas Jefferson High School[16].
  • David Ritz is recorded as male[17].
  • David Ritz's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • David Ritz's Commons category is recorded as David Ritz[19].
  • David Ritz's family name is recorded as Ritz[20].
  • David Ritz's given name is recorded as David[21].
  • David Ritz's official website is recorded as http://www.ritzwrites.com/home.html[22].
  • David Ritz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • David Ritz's start of work period is recorded as 1970[24].
  • David Ritz's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[25].
  • David Ritz's writing language is recorded as English[26].
  • David Ritz's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1942[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e13a9aa0-c60c-45e8-9009-010a2752ea8e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

David Ritz's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on 1943[3].

Education

David Ritz's education included a stint at Thomas Jefferson High School[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biographer[4], music journalist[5], journalist[6], lyricist[7], writer[8], and music critic[11]. Fields of work include prose[12], a literary form[32]; biography[13], a literary genre[33]; lyrics[14], a song component[34]; and music criticism[15], an academic discipline[35].

Why It Matters

David Ritz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was David Ritz born?

David Ritz was born in New York City[2].

What did David Ritz do for work?

David Ritz worked as biographer[4], music journalist[5], journalist[6], lyricist[7], and writer[8].

Where did David Ritz go to school?

David Ritz was educated at Thomas Jefferson High School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . 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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