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James Dillon

British composer (born 1950)
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James Dillon

Summary

James Dillon is a human[1]. He was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on October 29, 1950[3]. He worked as a composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Glasgow[2], James Dillon…
  • James Dillon was born on October 29, 1950[3].
  • James Dillon held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • James Dillon's professions included composer[4].
  • James Dillon received the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards[7].
  • James Dillon received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)[8].
  • James Dillon received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)[9].
  • James Dillon received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Large-Scale Composition)[10].
  • James Dillon received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)[11].
  • James Dillon is recorded as male[12].
  • James Dillon's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James Dillon's genre is opera[14].
  • James Dillon's family name is recorded as Dillon[15].
  • James Dillon's given name is recorded as James[16].
  • James Dillon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1950-10-29[20]

  • Community tags: to clean up[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7a7fe5f0-6b48-4461-8ed6-965dcc2ebf95[22]

Body

Origins and Family

James Dillon was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on October 29, 1950[3].

Career and Affiliations

James Dillon's professions included composer[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards[7], a music award[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1989[25]; Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)[8], a class of award[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1990[28]; and Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Large-Scale Composition)[10], a class of award[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1990[31].

Why It Matters

James Dillon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was James Dillon born?

Born in Glasgow[2], James Dillon…

What did James Dillon do for work?

James Dillon worked as composer[4].

What awards did James Dillon receive?

Honors received include Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards[7], Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)[8], Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)[9], and Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Large-Scale Composition)[10].

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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. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . B.R.A.H.M.S.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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