Ethel Leginska

British composer and pianist (1886–1970)
Person human Q275046
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Ethel Leginska

Summary

Ethel Leginska is a human[1]. She was born in Kingston upon Hull[2]. She was born on April 13, 1886[3]. She passed away in Los Angeles[4]. She died on February 26, 1970[5]. She worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], conductor[8], and music educator[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Ethel Leginska was born in Kingston upon Hull[2].
  • Ethel Leginska died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Ethel Leginska was born on April 13, 1886[3].
  • Ethel Leginska died on February 26, 1970[5].
  • Ethel Leginska held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Ethel Leginska worked as a composer[6].
  • Ethel Leginska worked as a pianist[7].
  • Ethel Leginska worked as a conductor[8].
  • Ethel Leginska worked as a music educator[9].
  • Ethel Leginska's education included a stint at Hoch Conservatory[12].
  • Ethel Leginska is recorded as female[13].
  • Ethel Leginska's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ethel Leginska's Commons category is recorded as Ethel Leginska[15].
  • Ethel Leginska's given name is recorded as Ethel[16].
  • Ethel Leginska's pseudonym is recorded as Ethel Leginska[17].
  • Ethel Leginska's described at URL is recorded as http://www.leginska.org/leginska.html[18].
  • Ethel Leginska studied under James Kwast[19].
  • Ethel Leginska studied under Theodor Leschetizky[20].
  • Ethel Leginska's instrument is recorded as piano[21].
  • Ethel Leginska's described by source is recorded as Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century[22].
  • Ethel Leginska's described by source is recorded as International Encyclopedia of Women Composers[23].
  • Ethel Leginska's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online[24].
  • Ethel Leginska's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Ethel Leginska's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ethel Annie Liggins'}[26].

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[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1886-04-13[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1970-02-26[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 00436bf9-97ff-4b8a-8b06-2e07c64e6951[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Ethel Leginska was born in Kingston upon Hull[2]. She was born on April 13, 1886[3].

Education

Ethel Leginska was educated at Hoch Conservatory[12]. Studied under James Kwast[19], a pianist[32], 1852–1927[33], of Germany[34] and Theodor Leschetizky[20], a pianist[35], 1830–1915[36], of Poland[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], conductor[8], and music educator[9].

Death and Burial

Ethel Leginska died on February 26, 1970[5]. She died in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Ethel Leginska ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Ethel Leginska born?

Ethel Leginska's place of birth was Kingston upon Hull[2].

Where did Ethel Leginska die?

Ethel Leginska passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Ethel Leginska do for work?

Ethel Leginska worked as composer[6], pianist[7], conductor[8], and music educator[9].

Where did Ethel Leginska go to school?

Ethel Leginska was educated at Hoch Conservatory[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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