David Toop

British musician
Person human Q1176873
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David Toop

Summary

David Toop is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on May 5, 1949[3]. He worked as a composer[4], writer[5], journalist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Toop's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • David Toop was born on May 5, 1949[3].
  • David Toop held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • David Toop's professions included composer[4].
  • David Toop's professions included writer[5].
  • David Toop's professions included journalist[6].
  • David Toop's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • David Toop worked as a singer[8].
  • David Toop's professions included music journalist[11].
  • David Toop's education included a stint at Hornsey College of Art[12].
  • David Toop received the American Book Awards[13].
  • David Toop is recorded as male[14].
  • David Toop's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Toop's genre is ambient music[16].
  • David Toop's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[17].
  • David Toop's Commons category is recorded as David Toop[18].
  • David Toop's family name is recorded as Toop[19].
  • David Toop's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • David Toop's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • David Toop's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[22].
  • David Toop's participant in is recorded as Tabakalera[23].
  • David Toop's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • David Toop's start of work period is recorded as 1975[25].

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[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1949-05-05[28]

  • Community tags: dance and electronica[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b58efc5d-66cc-4baa-8bc6-6fcb6b84af24[30]

Body

Origins and Family

David Toop was born in New York City[2]. He was born on May 5, 1949[3].

Education

David Toop's education included a stint at Hornsey College of Art[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], writer[5], journalist[6], jazz musician[7], singer[8], and music journalist[11].

Recognition

David Toop received the American Book Awards[13].

Why It Matters

David Toop ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was David Toop born?

David Toop's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did David Toop do for work?

David Toop worked as composer[4], writer[5], journalist[6], jazz musician[7], and singer[8].

Where did David Toop go to school?

David Toop was educated at Hornsey College of Art[12].

What awards did David Toop receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . tabakalera.eus. tabakalera.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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