Hugh Wood

British composer (1932–2021)
Person human Q5933096
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Hugh Wood

Summary

Hugh Wood is a human[1]. He was born in Parbold[2]. He was born on June 27, 1932[3]. He died on August 14, 2021[4]. He worked as a composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Hugh Wood was born in Parbold[2].
  • Hugh Wood was born on June 27, 1932[3].
  • Hugh Wood died on August 14, 2021[4].
  • Hugh Wood held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Hugh Wood worked as a composer[5].
  • Hugh Wood is recorded as male[8].
  • Hugh Wood's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Hugh Wood's family name is recorded as Wood[10].
  • Hugh Wood's given name is recorded as Hugh[11].
  • Hugh Wood studied under William Lloyd Webber[12].
  • Hugh Wood studied under Iain Hamilton[13].
  • Hugh Wood studied under Mátyás Seiber[14].
  • Hugh Wood studied under Anthony Milner[15].
  • Hugh Wood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Hugh Wood's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hugh Wood'}[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1932-06-27[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-08-14[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 12a1e3ff-ee16-45ff-8fc3-fccf060ce1f6[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Hugh Wood's place of birth was Parbold[2]. He was born on June 27, 1932[3].

Education

Studied under William Lloyd Webber[12], a composer[23], 1914–1982[24], of United Kingdom[25], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[26]; Iain Hamilton[13], a composer[27], 1922–2000[28], of United Kingdom[29]; Mátyás Seiber[14], a composer[30], 1905–1960[31], of Hungary[32], specialised in film score[33]; and Anthony Milner[15], a conductor[34], 1925–2002[35], of United Kingdom[36].

Career and Affiliations

Hugh Wood's professions included composer[5].

Death and Burial

Hugh Wood died on August 14, 2021[4].

Why It Matters

Hugh Wood ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Hugh Wood born?

Hugh Wood's place of birth was Parbold[2].

What did Hugh Wood do for work?

Hugh Wood worked as composer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . slippedisc.com. slippedisc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Grove Music Online. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Grove Music Online. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Grove Music Online. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Hugh
    Family name Wood
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