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Ernest Tomlinson

English composer (1924-2015)
Person Human Q5901680

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
September 19, 1924
Date of death
June 12, 2015
Place of birth
Rawtenstall
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (?–1927)[8][9]
Occupation
conductor, composer, musicologist, pianist
Educated at
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, University of Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music[10][11][12]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire (2012)[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Tomlinson[16]
Given name
Ernest[17]
Instrument
organ, piano[19][20]
Military branch
Royal Air Force[15]
Pseudonym
Alan Perry[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alan Perry en Ernest Tomlinson
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000081412832
VIAF cluster ID
61743724
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82155094
GND ID
13492469X
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001840513
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140102683
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13492469X
Discogs artist ID
515885
Europeana entity
agent/base/162451
FAST ID
102340
Freebase ID
/m/0bwtsw
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
10788
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Grove Music Online ID
28092
HAND ID
13D1-666A-A1A1-D7B4-D360
Hyperion Records person ID
C1723
IMDb ID
nm0866840
MusicBrainz artist ID
71a54576-436d-42c6-a52c-ce5d53043119
Musicalics composer ID
96432
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000239704
National Library of Latvia ID
000304971
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
110526
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803104859214
SNAC ARK ID
w6gr77nt
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXMWC8c8JyqxvC3H97HC
Yale LUX ID
person/68230ff8-9dd0-40b4-9d6e-74223934f197

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Summary

Ernest Tomlinson was born on September 19, 1924[1], in Rawtenstall[2]. He died on June 12, 2015[3]. He worked as a conductor[4], composer[5], musicologist[6], and pianist[7].

FAQs

Where was Ernest Tomlinson born?

Ernest Tomlinson's place of birth was Rawtenstall[2].

What did Ernest Tomlinson do for work?

Ernest Tomlinson worked as a conductor[4], composer[5], musicologist[6], and pianist[7].

Where did Ernest Tomlinson go to school?

Ernest Tomlinson was educated at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School[10], University of Manchester[11], and Royal Northern College of Music[12].

What awards did Ernest Tomlinson receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Musicalics. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 13D1-666A-A1A1-D7B4-D360
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musicalics composer ID → 96432
    Hyperion Records person ID → C1723
    GND ID → 13492469X
    AllMusic artist ID → mn0001840513
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