Laurent Cugny

French musician
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Laurent Cugny

Summary

Laurent Cugny is a human[1]. His place of birth was La Garenne-Colombes[2]. He was born on April 14, 1955[3]. He worked as a musicologist[4], jazz musician[5], non-fiction writer[6], journalist[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Laurent Cugny's place of birth was La Garenne-Colombes[2].
  • Laurent Cugny was born on April 14, 1955[3].
  • Laurent Cugny held citizenship in France[10].
  • Laurent Cugny worked as a musicologist[4].
  • Laurent Cugny worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Laurent Cugny's professions included non-fiction writer[6].
  • Laurent Cugny's professions included journalist[7].
  • Laurent Cugny's professions included pianist[8].
  • Laurent Cugny worked as a music critic[11].
  • Laurent Cugny's field of work was jazz[12].
  • Laurent Cugny's field of work was musicology[13].
  • Laurent Cugny's field of work was music[14].
  • Laurent Cugny's education included a stint at Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV[15].
  • Laurent Cugny's doctoral advisor was Danièle Pistone[16].
  • Laurent Cugny is recorded as male[17].
  • Laurent Cugny's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Laurent Cugny's genre is jazz[19].
  • Laurent Cugny supervised Martin Guerpin as a doctoral student[20].
  • Laurent Cugny supervised Thomas Fontes Saboga Cardoso as a doctoral student[21].
  • Laurent Cugny supervised Vincent Lhermet as a doctoral student[22].
  • Laurent Cugny's given name is recorded as Laurent[23].
  • Laurent Cugny's instrument is recorded as piano[24].
  • Laurent Cugny's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Laurent Cugny's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Laurent Cugny'}[26].

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[27]

  • Country: FR[28]

  • Began / founded: 1955-04-14[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz[30]

  • Community tags: jazz[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cf60de2a-8a92-42fc-86f6-d4cc6c390028[32]

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Origins and Family

Laurent Cugny's place of birth was La Garenne-Colombes[2]. He was born on April 14, 1955[3].

Education

Laurent Cugny's education included a stint at Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV[15]. His doctoral advisor was Danièle Pistone[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[4], jazz musician[5], non-fiction writer[6], journalist[7], pianist[8], and music critic[11]. Fields of work include jazz[12], a music genre[33], founded in 1917[34]; musicology[13], an academic discipline[35]; and music[14], a type of arts[36]. Doctoral students include Martin Guerpin[20], a musicologist[37], b. 1986[38]; Thomas Fontes Saboga Cardoso[21]; and Vincent Lhermet[22], an accordionist[39], b. 1987[40], of France[41], awarded the Coupe Mondiale Bronze Medal[42].

Why It Matters

Laurent Cugny ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Laurent Cugny born?

Born in La Garenne-Colombes[2], Laurent Cugny…

What did Laurent Cugny do for work?

Laurent Cugny worked as musicologist[4], jazz musician[5], non-fiction writer[6], journalist[7], and pianist[8].

Where did Laurent Cugny go to school?

Laurent Cugny was educated at Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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