Jack Body

New Zealand composer, art photographer and musicologist (1944-2015)
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Jack Body

Summary

Jack Body is a human[1]. He was born in Te Aroha[2]. He was born on October 7, 1944[3]. He passed away in Wellington[4]. He died on May 10, 2015[5]. He worked as a composer[6], ethnomusicologist[7], photographer[8], and musicologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Jack Body's place of birth was Te Aroha[2].
  • Jack Body passed away in Wellington[4].
  • Jack Body was born on October 7, 1944[3].
  • Jack Body died on May 10, 2015[5].
  • Jack Body held citizenship in New Zealand[11].
  • Jack Body worked as a composer[6].
  • Jack Body worked as an ethnomusicologist[7].
  • Jack Body's professions included photographer[8].
  • Jack Body worked as a musicologist[9].
  • Jack Body was employed by Victoria University of Wellington[12].
  • Jack Body was employed by Australian National University[13].
  • Jack Body was educated at University of Auckland[14].
  • Jack Body's education included a stint at King's College, Auckland[15].
  • Jack Body received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[16].
  • Jack Body is recorded as male[17].
  • Jack Body's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jack Body's sexual orientation is recorded as gay[19].
  • Jack Body supervised Nalin Shen as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jack Body's record label is recorded as Atoll Records[21].
  • The cause of death was cancer[22].
  • Jack Body's family name is recorded as Body[23].
  • Jack Body's given name is recorded as Jack[24].
  • Jack Body's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Jack Body's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[26].
  • Jack Body's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[27].

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[28]

  • Country: NZ[29]

  • Began / founded: 1944-10-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-05-10[31]

  • Community tags: composer[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 39f49480-7354-47ad-a940-7ad333ce1d10[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Te Aroha[2], Jack Body… he was born on October 7, 1944[3].

Education

Educated at University of Auckland[14], a public university[34], in New Zealand[35], founded in 1883[36], headquartered in Auckland City[37] and King's College, Auckland[15], a secondary school[38], in New Zealand[39], founded in 1896[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], ethnomusicologist[7], photographer[8], and musicologist[9]. Employers include Victoria University of Wellington[12], a public university[41], in New Zealand[42], founded in 1897[43], headquartered in Wellington[44] and Australian National University[13], a public university[45], in Australia[46], founded in 1946[47], headquartered in Canberra[48]. Jack Body supervised Nalin Shen as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Jack Body received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[16].

Death and Burial

Jack Body died on May 10, 2015[5]. He died in Wellington[4]. The cause of death was cancer[22].

Why It Matters

Jack Body ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49]

FAQs

Where was Jack Body born?

Jack Body was born in Te Aroha[2].

Where did Jack Body die?

Jack Body passed away in Wellington[4].

What did Jack Body do for work?

Jack Body worked as composer[6], ethnomusicologist[7], photographer[8], and musicologist[9].

Where did Jack Body go to school?

Jack Body was educated at University of Auckland[14] and King's College, Auckland[15].

What awards did Jack Body receive?

Honors received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[16].

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. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . metromag.co.nz. Retrieved . metromag.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . 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. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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