Gordon Crosse

British composer (1937–2021)
Person human Q5585035
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Gordon Crosse

Summary

Gordon Crosse is a human[1]. Born in Bury[2], he… he was born on December 1, 1937[3]. He passed away in Wenhaston[4]. He died on November 21, 2021[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gordon Crosse's place of birth was Bury[2].
  • Gordon Crosse died in Wenhaston[4].
  • Gordon Crosse was born on December 1, 1937[3].
  • Gordon Crosse died on November 21, 2021[5].
  • Gordon Crosse held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Gordon Crosse worked as a composer[6].
  • Gordon Crosse was employed by University of Essex[9].
  • Gordon Crosse was educated at St Edmund Hall[10].
  • Gordon Crosse is recorded as male[11].
  • Gordon Crosse's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Gordon Crosse's family name is recorded as Crosse[13].
  • Gordon Crosse's given name is recorded as Gordon[14].
  • Gordon Crosse's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].

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[16]

  • Country: GB[17]

  • Began / founded: 1937-12-01[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-11-21[19]

  • Genre(s): contemporary classical[20]

  • Community tags: composer, contemporary classical[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 62ea7805-a5aa-45b6-81f4-21bb9759bc45[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Gordon Crosse was born in Bury[2]. He was born on December 1, 1937[3].

Education

Gordon Crosse's education included a stint at St Edmund Hall[10].

Career and Affiliations

Gordon Crosse's professions included composer[6]. Among his employers was University of Essex[9].

Death and Burial

Gordon Crosse died on November 21, 2021[5]. He passed away in Wenhaston[4].

Why It Matters

Gordon Crosse ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was Gordon Crosse born?

Gordon Crosse was born in Bury[2].

Where did Gordon Crosse die?

Gordon Crosse died in Wenhaston[4].

What did Gordon Crosse do for work?

Gordon Crosse worked as composer[6].

Where did Gordon Crosse go to school?

Gordon Crosse was educated at St Edmund Hall[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . britishmusicsociety.co.uk. britishmusicsociety.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Discogs. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . britishmusicsociety.co.uk. britishmusicsociety.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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