Dick Berk

American drummer (1939–2014)
Person human Q1209617
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Dick Berk

Summary

Dick Berk is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on May 22, 1939[3]. He died in Portland[4]. He died on February 8, 2014[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Dick Berk's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Dick Berk passed away in Portland[4].
  • Dick Berk was born on May 22, 1939[3].
  • Dick Berk died on February 8, 2014[5].
  • Dick Berk held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Dick Berk worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Dick Berk's professions included conductor[7].
  • Dick Berk worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Dick Berk's education included a stint at Berklee College of Music[11].
  • Dick Berk is recorded as male[12].
  • Dick Berk's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Dick Berk's genre is jazz[14].
  • Dick Berk's Commons category is recorded as Dick Berk[15].
  • Dick Berk's family name is recorded as Berk[16].
  • Dick Berk's given name is recorded as Dick[17].
  • Dick Berk's instrument is recorded as drum kit[18].
  • Dick Berk's different from is recorded as Richard A. Berk[19].
  • Dick Berk's start of work period is recorded as 2014[20].

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[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1939-05-22[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-02-08[24]

  • Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, post-bop[25]

  • Community tags: hard bop, jazz, post-bop[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 327f9b5e-ba4e-409a-b6b4-b4e26cff2e2c[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Dick Berk's place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on May 22, 1939[3].

Education

Dick Berk was educated at Berklee College of Music[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8].

Death and Burial

Dick Berk died on February 8, 2014[5]. He died in Portland[4].

Why It Matters

Dick Berk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Dick Berk born?

Born in San Francisco[2], Dick Berk…

Where did Dick Berk die?

Dick Berk died in Portland[4].

What did Dick Berk do for work?

Dick Berk worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], and jazz musician[8].

Where did Dick Berk go to school?

Dick Berk was educated at Berklee College of Music[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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