Hugh Le Caine

Canadian composer and physicist (1914–1977)
Person human Q5931464
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Hugh Le Caine

Summary

Hugh Le Caine is a human[1]. His place of birth was Port Arthur[2]. He was born on May 27, 1914[3]. He died in Ottawa[4]. He died on July 3, 1977[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], composer[7], and nuclear physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Hugh Le Caine's place of birth was Port Arthur[2].
  • Hugh Le Caine died in Ottawa[4].
  • Hugh Le Caine was born on May 27, 1914[3].
  • Hugh Le Caine died on July 3, 1977[5].
  • Hugh Le Caine held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Hugh Le Caine worked as a physicist[6].
  • Hugh Le Caine's professions included composer[7].
  • Hugh Le Caine's professions included nuclear physicist[8].
  • A notable student of Hugh Le Caine was Nil Parent[11].
  • Hugh Le Caine is recorded as male[12].
  • Hugh Le Caine's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Hugh Le Caine's Commons category is recorded as Hugh Le Caine[14].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[15].
  • Hugh Le Caine's given name is recorded as Hugh[16].

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[17]

  • Country: CA[18]

  • Began / founded: 1914-05-27[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-07-03[20]

  • Genre(s): contemporary classical, electroacoustic[21]

  • Community tags: canadian, contemporary classical, electroacoustic[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e7ae24a5-41c9-4952-8613-804d6082114b[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Hugh Le Caine was born in Port Arthur[2]. He was born on May 27, 1914[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], composer[7], and nuclear physicist[8]. A notable student of Hugh Le Caine was Nil Parent[11].

Death and Burial

Hugh Le Caine died on July 3, 1977[5]. He passed away in Ottawa[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[15].

Why It Matters

Hugh Le Caine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was Hugh Le Caine born?

Born in Port Arthur[2], Hugh Le Caine…

Where did Hugh Le Caine die?

Hugh Le Caine died in Ottawa[4].

What did Hugh Le Caine do for work?

Hugh Le Caine worked as physicist[6], composer[7], and nuclear physicist[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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