H. Owen Reed

American composer (1910–2014)
Person human Q477626
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H. Owen Reed

Summary

H. Owen Reed is a human[1]. His place of birth was Odessa[2]. He was born on June 17, 1910[3]. He died in Athens[4]. He died on January 6, 2014[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], classical composer[7], musicologist[8], writer[9], and music journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Odessa[2], H. Owen Reed…
  • H. Owen Reed died in Athens[4].
  • H. Owen Reed was born on June 17, 1910[3].
  • H. Owen Reed died on January 6, 2014[5].
  • H. Owen Reed held citizenship in United States[12].
  • H. Owen Reed worked as a conductor[6].
  • H. Owen Reed worked as a classical composer[7].
  • H. Owen Reed worked as a musicologist[8].
  • H. Owen Reed worked as a writer[9].
  • H. Owen Reed's professions included music journalist[10].
  • H. Owen Reed worked as a composer[13].
  • Among H. Owen Reed's employers was Michigan State University[14].
  • H. Owen Reed was educated at University of Missouri[15].
  • H. Owen Reed was educated at Louisiana State University[16].
  • H. Owen Reed was educated at Eastman School of Music[17].
  • H. Owen Reed received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • H. Owen Reed is recorded as male[19].
  • H. Owen Reed's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • H. Owen Reed's genre is opera[21].
  • H. Owen Reed's family name is recorded as Reed[22].
  • H. Owen Reed's given name is recorded as H.[23].
  • H. Owen Reed's given name is recorded as Herbert[24].
  • H. Owen Reed's given name is recorded as Owen[25].
  • H. Owen Reed's official website is recorded as https://www.msu.edu/~reed3/[26].
  • H. Owen Reed's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1910-06-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-01-06[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 986719b3-b6cd-41a5-829e-79e39bb4dd90[32]

Body

Origins and Family

H. Owen Reed's place of birth was Odessa[2]. He was born on June 17, 1910[3].

Education

Educated at University of Missouri[15], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1839[35]; Louisiana State University[16], a public university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1860[38], headquartered in Baton Rouge[39]; and Eastman School of Music[17], a conservatory[40], in United States[41], founded in 1921[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], classical composer[7], musicologist[8], writer[9], music journalist[10], and composer[13]. H. Owen Reed was employed by Michigan State University[14].

Recognition

H. Owen Reed received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

Death and Burial

H. Owen Reed died on January 6, 2014[5]. He passed away in Athens[4].

Why It Matters

H. Owen Reed ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was H. Owen Reed born?

H. Owen Reed's place of birth was Odessa[2].

Where did H. Owen Reed die?

H. Owen Reed passed away in Athens[4].

What did H. Owen Reed do for work?

H. Owen Reed worked as conductor[6], classical composer[7], musicologist[8], writer[9], and music journalist[10].

Where did H. Owen Reed go to school?

H. Owen Reed was educated at University of Missouri[15], Louisiana State University[16], and Eastman School of Music[17].

What awards did H. Owen Reed receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . music.msu.edu. music.msu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . 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. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name H., Herbert, Owen
    Family name Reed
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    Country of citizenship United States
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