John Psathas

New Zealand composer
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John Psathas

Summary

John Psathas is a human[1]. Born in Wellington[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1966[3]. He worked as a composer[4].

Key Facts

  • John Psathas was born in Wellington[2].
  • John Psathas was born on January 1, 1966[3].
  • John Psathas held citizenship in New Zealand[5].
  • John Psathas's professions included composer[4].
  • John Psathas held the position of professor emeritus[6].
  • John Psathas was employed by Victoria University of Wellington[7].
  • John Psathas was employed by Australian National University[8].
  • John Psathas was educated at Napier Boys' High School[9].
  • A notable student of John Psathas was Lucien Johnson[10].
  • A notable student of John Psathas was Sam Logan[11].
  • A notable student of John Psathas was Carol Shortis[12].
  • John Psathas is recorded as male[13].
  • John Psathas's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Psathas's genre is art music[15].
  • John Psathas supervised Simon Eastwood as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Psathas supervised Ewan Alexander Clark as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Psathas supervised Jasmine Lovell-Smith as a doctoral student[18].
  • John Psathas supervised Lucien Johnson as a doctoral student[19].
  • John Psathas's Commons category is recorded as John Psathas[20].
  • John Psathas's family name is recorded as Psathas[21].
  • John Psathas's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Psathas's official website is recorded as https://www.jpsathas.com/[23].
  • John Psathas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Psathas's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[25].

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[26]

  • Country: NZ[27]

  • Began / founded: 1966[28]

  • Genre(s): classical[29]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, new zealand, new zealand composer[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 91fb6ea7-1d79-444b-80df-f119cfe6070a[31]

Body

Origins and Family

John Psathas's place of birth was Wellington[2]. He was born on January 1, 1966[3].

Education

John Psathas was educated at Napier Boys' High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

John Psathas worked as a composer[4]. Employers include Victoria University of Wellington[7], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1897[34], headquartered in Wellington[35] and Australian National University[8], a public university[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1946[38], headquartered in Canberra[39]. He held the position of professor emeritus[6]. Notable students include Lucien Johnson[10], awarded the Sound Designer of the Year (Wellington Theatre Award)[40]; Sam Logan[11], a musician[41]; and Carol Shortis[12]. Doctoral students include Simon Eastwood[16], a researcher[42], awarded the Mozart Fellowship[43]; Ewan Alexander Clark[17]; Jasmine Lovell-Smith[18], a composer[44], of New Zealand[45]; and Lucien Johnson[19], awarded the Sound Designer of the Year (Wellington Theatre Award)[46].

FAQs

Where was John Psathas born?

John Psathas's place of birth was Wellington[2].

What did John Psathas do for work?

John Psathas worked as composer[4].

Where did John Psathas go to school?

John Psathas was educated at Napier Boys' High School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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