Henri Temianka

American musician (1906–1992)
Person human Q1606024
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Henri Temianka

Summary

Henri Temianka is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greenock[2]. He was born on November 19, 1906[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on November 7, 1992[5]. He worked as a violinist[6], university teacher[7], conductor[8], and television presenter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Greenock[2], Henri Temianka…
  • Henri Temianka passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Henri Temianka was born on November 19, 1906[3].
  • Henri Temianka died on November 7, 1992[5].
  • Henri Temianka held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Henri Temianka's professions included violinist[6].
  • Henri Temianka worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Henri Temianka's professions included conductor[8].
  • Henri Temianka worked as a television presenter[9].
  • Henri Temianka was employed by University of Southern California[12].
  • Henri Temianka was employed by University of California, Santa Barbara[13].
  • Henri Temianka was employed by California State University, Long Beach[14].
  • Henri Temianka was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[15].
  • Henri Temianka received the Officer of Arts and Letters[16].
  • Henri Temianka is recorded as male[17].
  • Henri Temianka's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Henri Temianka's Commons category is recorded as Henri Temianka[19].
  • Henri Temianka's given name is recorded as Henri[20].
  • Henri Temianka's instrument is recorded as violin[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1906-11-19[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1992-11-07[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 60ca5e6b-9187-4579-b3b0-ca2834740eef[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Henri Temianka was born in Greenock[2]. He was born on November 19, 1906[3].

Education

Henri Temianka's education included a stint at Curtis Institute of Music[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include violinist[6], university teacher[7], conductor[8], and television presenter[9]. Employers include University of Southern California[12], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1880[29], headquartered in Los Angeles[30]; University of California, Santa Barbara[13], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1909[33], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[34]; and California State University, Long Beach[14], a public university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1949[37], headquartered in Long Beach[38].

Recognition

Henri Temianka received the Officer of Arts and Letters[16].

Death and Burial

Henri Temianka died on November 7, 1992[5]. He died in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Henri Temianka ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

Where was Henri Temianka born?

Henri Temianka was born in Greenock[2].

Where did Henri Temianka die?

Henri Temianka died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Henri Temianka do for work?

Henri Temianka worked as violinist[6], university teacher[7], conductor[8], and television presenter[9].

Where did Henri Temianka go to school?

Henri Temianka was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[15].

What awards did Henri Temianka receive?

Honors received include Officer of Arts and Letters[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The New York Times. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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