Francis Thorne

Summary

Francis Thorne is a human^[1]. He was born on June 23, 1922^[2]. He died on March 7, 2017^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4] and pianist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Francis Thorne was born on June 23, 1922^[2].
• Francis Thorne died on March 7, 2017^[3].
• Francis Thorne held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Francis Thorne's professions included composer^[4].
• Francis Thorne worked as a pianist^[5].
• Francis Thorne's education included a stint at Yale School of Music^[8].
• Francis Thorne received the Rome Prize^[9].
• Francis Thorne received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[10].
• Francis Thorne received the Laurel Leaf Award^[11].
• Francis Thorne was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[12].
• Francis Thorne is recorded as male^[13].
• Francis Thorne's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Francis Thorne's genre is opera^[15].
• Francis Thorne's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts^[16].
• Francis Thorne was part of the conflict World War II^[17].
• Francis Thorne's family name is recorded as Thorne^[18].
• Francis Thorne's given name is recorded as Francis^[19].
• Francis Thorne studied under Paul Hindemith^[20].
• Francis Thorne's instrument is recorded as piano^[21].
• Francis Thorne's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1922-06-23^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2017-03-07^[26]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical^[27]

• Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7e1a8425-225b-4b8a-9e3a-a662bf05f81a^[29]

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Origins and Family

Francis Thorne was born on June 23, 1922^[2].

Education

Francis Thorne's education included a stint at Yale School of Music^[8]. He studied under Paul Hindemith^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[4] and pianist^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Rome Prize^[9], an art prize^[30], in United States^[31]; Arts and Letters Award in Music^[10], an award^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1941^[34]; and Laurel Leaf Award^[11], an award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1951^[37].

Death and Burial

Francis Thorne died on March 7, 2017^[3].

Why It Matters

Francis Thorne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

What did Francis Thorne do for work?

Francis Thorne worked as composer^[4] and pianist^[5].

Where did Francis Thorne go to school?

Francis Thorne was educated at Yale School of Music^[8].

What awards did Francis Thorne receive?

Honors received include Rome Prize^[9], Arts and Letters Award in Music^[10], and Laurel Leaf Award^[11].