Karen Grylls

New Zealand conductor (born 1951)
Person human Q104397444
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Karen Grylls

Summary

Karen Grylls is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Pahiatua[2]. She was born on July 9, 1951[3]. She worked as a conductor[4] and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Karen Grylls was born in Pahiatua[2].
  • Karen Grylls was born on July 9, 1951[3].
  • Karen Grylls held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Karen Grylls worked as a conductor[4].
  • Karen Grylls's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Among Karen Grylls's employers was University of Auckland[8].
  • Karen Grylls was educated at Napier Girls' High School[9].
  • Karen Grylls was educated at Westland High School[10].
  • Karen Grylls was educated at Central Southland College[11].
  • Karen Grylls was educated at University of Otago[12].
  • Karen Grylls's education included a stint at Christchurch Teachers' College[13].
  • Karen Grylls was educated at University of Auckland[14].
  • Karen Grylls received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[15].
  • Karen Grylls received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[16].
  • Karen Grylls is recorded as female[17].
  • Karen Grylls's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Karen Grylls supervised Morag Atchison as a doctoral student[19].
  • Karen Grylls's Commons category is recorded as Karen Grylls[20].
  • Karen Grylls's residence is recorded as Auckland[21].
  • Karen Grylls's family name is recorded as Grylls[22].
  • Karen Grylls's given name is recorded as Karen[23].
  • Karen Grylls's given name is recorded as Lesley[24].
  • Karen Grylls'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]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3b622d65-837d-406b-bcf3-c8650bfb6fb0[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Karen Grylls was born in Pahiatua[2]. She was born on July 9, 1951[3].

Education

Educated at Napier Girls' High School[9], a high school[29], in New Zealand[30], founded in 1884[31]; Westland High School[10], a secondary school[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1891[34]; Central Southland College[11], a secondary school[35], in New Zealand[36]; University of Otago[12], a public university[37], in New Zealand[38], founded in 1869[39], headquartered in Dunedin[40]; Christchurch Teachers' College[13]; and University of Auckland[14], a public university[41], in New Zealand[42], founded in 1883[43], headquartered in Auckland City[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4] and university teacher[5]. Karen Grylls was employed by University of Auckland[8]. She supervised Morag Atchison as a doctoral student[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[15], a grade of an order[45], in New Zealand[46] and Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[16], a grade of an order[47], in New Zealand[48].

Why It Matters

Karen Grylls ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Karen Grylls born?

Karen Grylls's place of birth was Pahiatua[2].

What did Karen Grylls do for work?

Karen Grylls worked as conductor[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Karen Grylls go to school?

Karen Grylls was educated at Napier Girls' High School[9], Westland High School[10], Central Southland College[11], and University of Otago[12].

What awards did Karen Grylls receive?

Honors received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[15] and Companion 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] . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, 2001. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, 2001. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, 2001. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, 2001. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, 2001. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, 2001. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, 2001. wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Tiaki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved . unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Tiaki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Tiaki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Tiaki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Tiaki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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