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Eva Jessye

American conductor (1895–1992)
Person Human Q1379244

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
January 20, 1895
Date of death
February 21, 1992
Place of birth
Coffeyville
Place of death
Ann Arbor
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Ethnic group
African Americans[10]
Occupation
singer, composer, choir director
Employer
University of Michigan[11]
Educated at
Western University, Langston University[12][13]
Archives at
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Pittsburg State University[17][18][19]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24][25]
Family name
Jessye[20]
Given name
Eva, Alberta[21][22]
Influenced by
Will Marion Cook[14]
Instrument
voice[23]
Movement
Harlem Renaissance[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject New York Public Library[26][27]
Place of burial
Forest Hill Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eva Jessye de Eva Alberta Jessye de Jessye ru Ева Джесси zh 伊娃·杰西 zh-hant 伊娃·傑西
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000114897486
VIAF cluster ID
32181944
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87855922
GND ID
118861204
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eva Jessye.png ↗
American Film Institute person ID
49833
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13829003k
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/jessye-eva-1895-1992
Carnegie Hall agent ID
10320
DAHR artist ID
105698
Discogs artist ID
4634806
Europeana entity
agent/base/152439
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FAST ID
1722296
Film.ru person ID
eva-jessye
Find a Grave memorial ID
59043573
Freebase ID
/m/04t8qc
Grove Music Online ID
48273
HAND ID
ED94-7B66-5E3D-4AC7-92CD
IMDb ID
nm0422280
Internet Broadway Database person ID
94683
Kinobox person ID
871850
MusicBrainz artist ID
b08514c0-ea5d-4575-bd1d-c33df54ec4b6
Musicalics composer ID
91779
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100020445
SNAC ARK ID
w6nk3cvg
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxrWcPWMQhFXhrww3dWjC
Yale LUX ID
person/31fa8920-9bb7-46b5-884a-dcffafc18d09

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
composer, singer, choir director
Archives at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
University of Michigan
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Given name 1
Eva
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Place of birth 1
Coffeyville
Place of death 1
Ann Arbor
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Eva Jessye was born on January 20, 1895[1], in Coffeyville[2]. She died on February 21, 1992[3], in Ann Arbor[4]. She worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and choir director[7].

FAQs

Where was Eva Jessye born?

Eva Jessye's place of birth was Coffeyville[2].

Where did Eva Jessye die?

Eva Jessye died in Ann Arbor[4].

What did Eva Jessye do for work?

Eva Jessye worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and choir director[7].

Where did Eva Jessye go to school?

Eva Jessye was educated at Western University[12] and Langston University[13].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . digitalcommons.pittstate.edu. Retrieved . digitalcommons.pittstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → ED94-7B66-5E3D-4AC7-92CD
    Given name → Eva, Alberta
    "Changed the item: Added mzn:اوا جسی"
  2. 25w ago · TherasTaneel · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Pittsburg State University
    Influenced by → Will Marion Cook
    Educated at → Western University, Langston University
    "Changed claim: Given name: Eva"
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