Harriet Cohen

British musician (1895-1967)
Person human Q459872
Harriet Cohen
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Harriet Cohen

Summary

Harriet Cohen is a human[1]. She was born in London[2]. She was born on December 2, 1895[3]. She passed away in London[4]. She died on November 13, 1967[5]. She worked as a pianist[6], music educator[7], and composer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Harriet Cohen was born in London[2].
  • Harriet Cohen passed away in London[4].
  • Harriet Cohen was born on December 2, 1895[3].
  • Harriet Cohen died on November 13, 1967[5].
  • Burial took place at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens[10].
  • Harriet Cohen held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Harriet Cohen's professions included pianist[6].
  • Harriet Cohen worked as a music educator[7].
  • Harriet Cohen worked as a composer[8].
  • Harriet Cohen was educated at Royal Academy of Music[12].
  • Harriet Cohen received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • Harriet Cohen received the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[14].
  • Harriet Cohen is recorded as female[15].
  • Harriet Cohen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Harriet Cohen's Commons category is recorded as Harriet Cohen[17].
  • Harriet Cohen's family name is recorded as Cohen[18].
  • Harriet Cohen's given name is recorded as Harriet[19].
  • Harriet Cohen studied under Tobias Matthay[20].
  • Harriet Cohen's instrument is recorded as piano[21].
  • Harriet Cohen's described by source is recorded as A historical dictionary of British women[22].
  • Harriet Cohen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Harriet Cohen's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harriet Cohen'}[24].
  • Harriet Cohen's start of work period is recorded as 1907[25].
  • Harriet Cohen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[26].
  • Harriet Cohen's has works in the collection is recorded as Smithsonian American Art Museum[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1895-12-02[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1967-11-13[31]

  • Community tags: british pianist, pianist[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 043cbeec-3b15-415f-bb2c-2d9b92acc74a[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Harriet Cohen's place of birth was London[2]. She was born on December 2, 1895[3].

Education

Harriet Cohen's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Music[12]. She studied under Tobias Matthay[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], music educator[7], and composer[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13], a grade of an order[34], in United Kingdom[35] and Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[14], a grade of an order[36], in Finland[37], founded in 1943[38].

Death and Burial

Harriet Cohen died on November 13, 1967[5]. She passed away in London[4]. Burial took place at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens[10].

Why It Matters

Harriet Cohen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Harriet Cohen born?

Harriet Cohen's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Harriet Cohen die?

Harriet Cohen died in London[4].

What did Harriet Cohen do for work?

Harriet Cohen worked as pianist[6], music educator[7], and composer[8].

Where did Harriet Cohen go to school?

Harriet Cohen was educated at Royal Academy of Music[12].

What awards did Harriet Cohen receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13] and Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ritarikunnat.fi. ritarikunnat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . 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.
  6. [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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation pianist, music educator, composer
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  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
    Start of work period +1907-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Family name Cohen
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