Jeff Place

archivist and historian of sound recordings
Person human Q52144643
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Jeff Place

Summary

Jeff Place is a human[1]. He worked as a curator[2] and archivist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Jeff Place held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Jeff Place's professions included curator[2].
  • Jeff Place's professions included archivist[3].
  • Jeff Place's field of work was archives[6].
  • Jeff Place's field of work was history of sound recording[7].
  • Jeff Place's field of work was sound archive[8].
  • Jeff Place's field of work was music of the United States[9].
  • Jeff Place's field of work was Smithsonian Folkways Recordings[10].
  • Jeff Place was employed by Smithsonian Institution[11].
  • Jeff Place was employed by Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage[12].
  • Jeff Place was educated at Kenyon College[13].
  • Jeff Place's education included a stint at University of Maryland[14].
  • Jeff Place is recorded as male[15].
  • Jeff Place's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jeff Place's family name is recorded as Place[17].
  • Jeff Place's given name is recorded as Jeff[18].
  • Jeff Place's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Names[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 146ebc67-d31f-47ba-bcfa-1849ca1237e0[22]

Body

Education

Educated at Kenyon College[13], a college[23], in United States[24], founded in 1824[25] and University of Maryland[14], a public research university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1858[28], headquartered in College Park[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include curator[2] and archivist[3]. Fields of work include archives[6]; history of sound recording[7], an aspect of history[30]; sound archive[8]; music of the United States[9], a music by country or region[31], in United States[32]; and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings[10], a record label[33], in United States[34], founded in 1987[35]. Employers include Smithsonian Institution[11], an institution[36], in United States[37], founded in 1846[38], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[39] and Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage[12], a facility[40], in United States[41], founded in 1967[42].

Why It Matters

Jeff Place ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Jeff Place do for work?

Jeff Place worked as curator[2] and archivist[3].

Where did Jeff Place go to school?

Jeff Place was educated at Kenyon College[13] and University of Maryland[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . folklife.si.edu. Retrieved . folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . folklife.si.edu. Retrieved . folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [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
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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