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Gerard McBurney

British composer
Person human Q5550084

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 20, 1954
Place of birth
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
composer, television presenter, teacher, writer, translator, music arranger[10]
Educated at
Moscow Conservatory, Corpus Christi College[11][12]
Father
Charles McBurney[8]
Sibling
Simon McBurney[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
McBurney[14]
Given name
Gerard[15]
Name in native language
Gerard McBurney[17]
Writing language
English[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerard McBurney ja ジェラルド・マクバニー ru Джерард Макберни ru Макберни, Джерард zh 傑拉德·麥克伯尼
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000037929930
VIAF cluster ID
261352287
Library of Congress authority ID
n97853077
GND ID
1030034206
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gerard McBurney.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15606383p
British Music Collection composer ID
gerard-mcburney
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1030784
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1030034206
Discogs artist ID
505248
Europeana entity
agent/base/43702
Freebase ID
/m/0h3v4x2
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Hyperion Records person ID
C5398
IdRef ID
231825021
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
229824
MusicBrainz artist ID
cd711ee1-8ee7-4c5f-a906-8026b9a6f6f9
Prabook ID
2308995
UK National Archives ID
F80002
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv4kyk6RBpBD4GxFbH3cP
Yale LUX ID
person/d0f8b3a7-fd3a-47c7-b5f7-53b9b3a159f8

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
teacher, writer, composer, translator, television presenter
Educated at 2
Moscow Conservatory, Corpus Christi College
Mb:arranger 2
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2
Mb:orchestrator 2
Orango, Orango
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Gerard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Simon McBurney
Siblings 1
Simon McBurney
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Gerard McBurney was born on June 20, 1954[1], in Cambridge[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], television presenter[4], teacher[5], writer[6], and translator[7].

FAQs

Where was Gerard McBurney born?

Gerard McBurney was born in Cambridge[2].

Who were Gerard McBurney's parents?

Gerard McBurney's father was Charles McBurney[8].

What did Gerard McBurney do for work?

Gerard McBurney worked as a composer[3], television presenter[4], teacher[5], writer[6], and translator[7].

Where did Gerard McBurney go to school?

Gerard McBurney was educated at Moscow Conservatory[11] and Corpus Christi College[12].

Related Entities

Cambridge United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Cambridge
    Sex or gender → male
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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