Frank Gillis

American librarian and pianist
Person human Q1443304
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Frank Gillis

Summary

Frank Gillis is a human[1]. He was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on January 1, 1914[3]. He passed away in Grand Marais[4]. He died on September 17, 1999[5]. He worked as a librarian[6], pianist[7], musicologist[8], bibliographer[9], and archivist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Frank Gillis was born in Toronto[2].
  • Frank Gillis died in Grand Marais[4].
  • Frank Gillis was born on January 1, 1914[3].
  • Frank Gillis died on September 17, 1999[5].
  • Frank Gillis held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Frank Gillis worked as a librarian[6].
  • Frank Gillis's professions included pianist[7].
  • Frank Gillis's professions included musicologist[8].
  • Frank Gillis worked as a bibliographer[9].
  • Frank Gillis's professions included archivist[10].
  • Frank Gillis worked as a university teacher[13].
  • Frank Gillis's field of work was jazz[14].
  • Frank Gillis's field of work was piano performance[15].
  • Frank Gillis's field of work was etnomusicology[16].
  • Frank Gillis's field of work was bibliography[17].
  • Frank Gillis's field of work was archival science[18].
  • Frank Gillis was employed by Indiana University[19].
  • Frank Gillis is recorded as male[20].
  • Frank Gillis's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Frank Gillis's genre is jazz[22].
  • Frank Gillis's family name is recorded as Gillis[23].
  • Frank Gillis's given name is recorded as Frank[24].
  • Frank Gillis's instrument is recorded as piano[25].
  • Frank Gillis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1914[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1999-09-17[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz[31]

  • Community tags: jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 814c2ee5-db0f-4f5a-a16d-efc98759a425[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Frank Gillis was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on January 1, 1914[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian[6], pianist[7], musicologist[8], bibliographer[9], archivist[10], and university teacher[13]. Fields of work include jazz[14], a music genre[34], founded in 1917[35]; piano performance[15], a field of study[36]; etnomusicology[16], an academic discipline[37]; bibliography[17], an academic discipline[38]; and archival science[18], a field of study[39]. Among Frank Gillis's employers was Indiana University[19].

Death and Burial

Frank Gillis died on September 17, 1999[5]. He died in Grand Marais[4].

Why It Matters

Frank Gillis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Frank Gillis born?

Frank Gillis's place of birth was Toronto[2].

Where did Frank Gillis die?

Frank Gillis passed away in Grand Marais[4].

What did Frank Gillis do for work?

Frank Gillis worked as librarian[6], pianist[7], musicologist[8], bibliographer[9], and archivist[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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