Haukur Tómasson

Summary

Haukur Tómasson is a human^[1]. Born in Reykjavík^[2], he… he was born on January 9, 1960^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Haukur Tómasson's place of birth was Reykjavík^[2].
• Haukur Tómasson was born on January 9, 1960^[3].
• Haukur Tómasson held citizenship in Iceland^[6].
• Haukur Tómasson worked as a composer^[4].
• Haukur Tómasson's education included a stint at University of Southern California^[7].
• Haukur Tómasson's education included a stint at Conservatorium van Amsterdam^[8].
• Haukur Tómasson's education included a stint at University of California, San Diego^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Haukur Tómasson is Q2872811^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Haukur Tómasson is Q4669700^[11].
• Haukur Tómasson is recorded as male^[12].
• Haukur Tómasson's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Haukur Tómasson's Commons category is recorded as Haukur Tómasson^[14].
• Haukur Tómasson's official website is recorded as http://www.haukurtomasson.com/^[15].
• Haukur Tómasson studied under Ton de Leeuw^[16].
• Haukur Tómasson studied under Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson^[17].
• Haukur Tómasson studied under Brian Ferneyhough^[18].
• Haukur Tómasson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic^[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[20]

• Country: IS^[21]

• Began / founded: 1960-01-09^[22]

• Community tags: icelandic composer^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 184249db-6fa3-44e1-a753-5d40df7af33f^[24]

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Origins and Family

Haukur Tómasson was born in Reykjavík^[2]. He was born on January 9, 1960^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Southern California^[7], a private university^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1880^[27], headquartered in Los Angeles^[28]; Conservatorium van Amsterdam^[8], a higher education institution^[29], in Netherlands^[30], founded in 1884^[31], headquartered in Oosterdokskade 151^[32]; and University of California, San Diego^[9], a public university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1960^[35]. Studied under Ton de Leeuw^[16], a composer^[36], 1926–1996^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Matthijs Vermeulen Award^[39]; Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson^[17], a composer^[40], 1938–2013^[41], of Iceland^[42]; and Brian Ferneyhough^[18], a composer^[43], b. 1943^[44], of United Kingdom^[45], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[46].

Career and Affiliations

Haukur Tómasson's professions included composer^[4].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q2872811^[10], a musical work/composition^[47] and Q4669700^[11], a musical work/composition^[48].

Why It Matters

Haukur Tómasson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

Where was Haukur Tómasson born?

Haukur Tómasson was born in Reykjavík^[2].

What did Haukur Tómasson do for work?

Haukur Tómasson worked as composer^[4].

Where did Haukur Tómasson go to school?

Haukur Tómasson was educated at University of Southern California^[7], Conservatorium van Amsterdam^[8], and University of California, San Diego^[9].