Iain Hamilton

Scottish composer (1922-2000)
Person human Q1655371
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Iain Hamilton

Summary

Iain Hamilton is a human[1]. Born in Glasgow[2], he… he was born on June 6, 1922[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on July 21, 2000[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and music educator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Iain Hamilton was born in Glasgow[2].
  • Iain Hamilton passed away in London[4].
  • Iain Hamilton was born on June 6, 1922[3].
  • Iain Hamilton died on July 21, 2000[5].
  • Iain Hamilton held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Iain Hamilton held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Iain Hamilton's professions included composer[6].
  • Iain Hamilton's professions included music educator[7].
  • Iain Hamilton's education included a stint at University of London[11].
  • Iain Hamilton was educated at Royal Academy of Music[12].
  • A notable student of Iain Hamilton was Hugh Wood[13].
  • Iain Hamilton is recorded as male[14].
  • Iain Hamilton's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Iain Hamilton's genre is opera[16].
  • Iain Hamilton's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[17].
  • Iain Hamilton's family name is recorded as Hamilton[18].
  • Iain Hamilton's given name is recorded as Iain[19].
  • Iain Hamilton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Iain Hamilton's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[21].
  • Iain Hamilton's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[22].

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[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1922-06-06[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2000-07-21[26]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical[27]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 72027fb3-9c05-41fe-a2f9-942f3942d27e[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Glasgow[2], Iain Hamilton… he was born on June 6, 1922[3].

Education

Educated at University of London[11], a university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1836[32], headquartered in London[33] and Royal Academy of Music[12], a conservatory[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1822[36], headquartered in London[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and music educator[7]. A notable student of Iain Hamilton was Hugh Wood[13].

Death and Burial

Iain Hamilton died on July 21, 2000[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Iain Hamilton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Iain Hamilton born?

Iain Hamilton was born in Glasgow[2].

Where did Iain Hamilton die?

Iain Hamilton died in London[4].

What did Iain Hamilton do for work?

Iain Hamilton worked as composer[6] and music educator[7].

Where did Iain Hamilton go to school?

Iain Hamilton was educated at University of London[11] and Royal Academy of Music[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Operone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Grove Music Online. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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