Hugh Macdonald

English musicologist
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Hugh Macdonald

Summary

Hugh Macdonald is a human[1]. His place of birth was Newbury[2]. He was born on January 31, 1940[3]. He worked as a musicologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Newbury[2], Hugh Macdonald…
  • Hugh Macdonald was born on January 31, 1940[3].
  • Hugh Macdonald held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Hugh Macdonald worked as a musicologist[4].
  • Hugh Macdonald was employed by University of Oxford[7].
  • Hugh Macdonald was employed by Washington University in St. Louis[8].
  • Among Hugh Macdonald's employers was University of Glasgow[9].
  • Hugh Macdonald was educated at University of Cambridge[10].
  • Hugh Macdonald is recorded as male[11].
  • Hugh Macdonald's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Hugh Macdonald's family name is recorded as Macdonald[13].
  • Hugh Macdonald's given name is recorded as Hugh[14].
  • Hugh Macdonald studied under Raymond Leppard[15].
  • Hugh Macdonald's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1940-01-31[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3dc04c98-498e-4723-817d-88e3e1896803[20]

Body

Origins and Family

Hugh Macdonald's place of birth was Newbury[2]. He was born on January 31, 1940[3].

Education

Hugh Macdonald was educated at University of Cambridge[10]. He studied under Raymond Leppard[15].

Career and Affiliations

Hugh Macdonald's professions included musicologist[4]. Employers include University of Oxford[7], a collegiate university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1096[23], headquartered in Oxford[24]; Washington University in St. Louis[8], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1853[27], headquartered in St. Louis County[28]; and University of Glasgow[9], a public research university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1451[31], headquartered in Glasgow[32].

Why It Matters

Hugh Macdonald ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Hugh Macdonald born?

Hugh Macdonald's place of birth was Newbury[2].

What did Hugh Macdonald do for work?

Hugh Macdonald worked as musicologist[4].

Where did Hugh Macdonald go to school?

Hugh Macdonald was educated at University of Cambridge[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Hugh
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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