Edwin van der Heide

Dutch sound artist and composer (born 1970)
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Edwin van der Heide

Summary

Edwin van der Heide is a human[1]. He was born in Hilversum[2]. He was born on January 1, 1970[3]. He worked as a sound artist[4], composer[5], university teacher[6], visual artist[7], and artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Edwin van der Heide was born in Hilversum[2].
  • Edwin van der Heide was born on January 1, 1970[3].
  • Edwin van der Heide held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Edwin van der Heide's professions included sound artist[4].
  • Edwin van der Heide worked as a composer[5].
  • Edwin van der Heide worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Edwin van der Heide worked as a visual artist[7].
  • Edwin van der Heide's professions included artist[8].
  • Edwin van der Heide worked as a musical instrument maker[11].
  • Edwin van der Heide was employed by Royal Conservatory of The Hague[12].
  • Among Edwin van der Heide's employers was Leiden University[13].
  • Edwin van der Heide was educated at Royal Conservatory of The Hague[14].
  • Edwin van der Heide received the Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award[15].
  • Edwin van der Heide is recorded as male[16].
  • Edwin van der Heide's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Edwin van der Heide's Commons category is recorded as Edwin van der Heide[18].
  • Edwin van der Heide's family name is recorded as van der Heide[19].
  • Edwin van der Heide's given name is recorded as Edwin[20].
  • Edwin van der Heide's official website is recorded as http://www.evdh.net[21].
  • Edwin van der Heide's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/edwin-van-der-heide/[22].
  • Edwin van der Heide's partner in business or sport is recorded as Marnix de Nijs[23].
  • Edwin van der Heide's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[24].
  • Edwin van der Heide's described by source is recorded as Longlist Digital Canon of the Netherlands[25].
  • Edwin van der Heide's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[26].
  • Edwin van der Heide's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD creators[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: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1970-09-23[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5bc3801f-06f7-469c-9069-f8b2c5a371f8[31]

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Origins and Family

Edwin van der Heide was born in Hilversum[2]. He was born on January 1, 1970[3].

Education

Edwin van der Heide's education included a stint at Royal Conservatory of The Hague[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sound artist[4], composer[5], university teacher[6], visual artist[7], artist[8], and musical instrument maker[11]. Employers include Royal Conservatory of The Hague[12], a conservatory[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1826[34], headquartered in The Hague[35] and Leiden University[13], a university[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1575[38], headquartered in Leiden[39].

Recognition

Edwin van der Heide received the Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award[15].

Why It Matters

Edwin van der Heide ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Edwin van der Heide born?

Edwin van der Heide's place of birth was Hilversum[2].

What did Edwin van der Heide do for work?

Edwin van der Heide worked as sound artist[4], composer[5], university teacher[6], visual artist[7], and artist[8].

Where did Edwin van der Heide go to school?

Edwin van der Heide was educated at Royal Conservatory of The Hague[14].

What awards did Edwin van der Heide receive?

Honors received include Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . universiteitleiden.nl. universiteitleiden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . universiteitleiden.nl. Retrieved . universiteitleiden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . kunsttechniekprijs.nl. Retrieved . kunsttechniekprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . digitalcanon.nl. Retrieved . digitalcanon.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . digitalcanon.nl. Retrieved . digitalcanon.nl. Provenance: 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
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . 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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