Douglas Boyd

British conductor
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Douglas Boyd

Summary

Douglas Boyd is a human[1]. His place of birth was Glasgow[2]. He was born on March 1, 1959[3]. He worked as a conductor[4] and oboist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Douglas Boyd was born in Glasgow[2].
  • Douglas Boyd was born on March 1, 1959[3].
  • Douglas Boyd held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Douglas Boyd worked as a conductor[4].
  • Douglas Boyd worked as an oboist[5].
  • Douglas Boyd's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Music[8].
  • Douglas Boyd is recorded as male[9].
  • Douglas Boyd's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Douglas Boyd's residence is recorded as London[11].
  • Douglas Boyd's family name is recorded as Boyd[12].
  • Douglas Boyd's given name is recorded as Douglas[13].
  • Douglas Boyd's official website is recorded as http://www.douglasboyd.co.uk[14].
  • Douglas Boyd's instrument is recorded as oboe[15].
  • Douglas Boyd's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].

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[17]

  • Country: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1959-03-01[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a95741e-fb45-4013-80b4-59bf910b98cd[20]

Body

Origins and Family

Douglas Boyd was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on March 1, 1959[3].

Education

Douglas Boyd was educated at Royal Academy of Music[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4] and oboist[5].

Why It Matters

Douglas Boyd ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

Where was Douglas Boyd born?

Douglas Boyd's place of birth was Glasgow[2].

What did Douglas Boyd do for work?

Douglas Boyd worked as conductor[4] and oboist[5].

Where did Douglas Boyd go to school?

Douglas Boyd was educated at Royal Academy of Music[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Royal Academy of Music
    Place of birth Glasgow
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Occupation
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