Lewis Spratlan

American music academic (1940–2023)
Person human Q6537065
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Lewis Spratlan

Summary

Lewis Spratlan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Miami[2]. He was born on September 5, 1940[3]. He died on February 9, 2023[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Lewis Spratlan's place of birth was Miami[2].
  • Lewis Spratlan was born on September 5, 1940[3].
  • Lewis Spratlan died on February 9, 2023[4].
  • Lewis Spratlan held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Lewis Spratlan's professions included composer[5].
  • Lewis Spratlan worked as a conductor[6].
  • Lewis Spratlan worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Among Lewis Spratlan's employers was Amherst College[10].
  • Lewis Spratlan was educated at Yale University[11].
  • Lewis Spratlan received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Lewis Spratlan received the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[13].
  • Lewis Spratlan received the Pulitzer Prize for Music[14].
  • Lewis Spratlan is recorded as male[15].
  • Lewis Spratlan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Lewis Spratlan's genre is opera[17].
  • Lewis Spratlan's genre is classical music[18].
  • Lewis Spratlan earned the academic degree of emeritus[19].
  • Lewis Spratlan earned the academic degree of professor[20].
  • Lewis Spratlan's given name is recorded as Lewis[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1940-09-05[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-02-09[25]

  • Genre(s): contemporary classical[26]

  • Community tags: composer, contemporary classical[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 69696fdc-0e0b-4c4d-bc65-3dd3528a2362[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Miami[2], Lewis Spratlan… he was born on September 5, 1940[3].

Education

Lewis Spratlan's education included a stint at Yale University[11]. Academic degrees include emeritus[19] and professor[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], conductor[6], and university teacher[7]. Among Lewis Spratlan's employers was Amherst College[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[29], in United States[30], founded in 1925[31]; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[32]; and Pulitzer Prize for Music[14], a music award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1943[35].

Death and Burial

Lewis Spratlan died on February 9, 2023[4].

Why It Matters

Lewis Spratlan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Lewis Spratlan born?

Lewis Spratlan's place of birth was Miami[2].

What did Lewis Spratlan do for work?

Lewis Spratlan worked as composer[5], conductor[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Lewis Spratlan go to school?

Lewis Spratlan was educated at Yale University[11].

What awards did Lewis Spratlan receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[13], and Pulitzer Prize for Music[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Amherst College. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Amherst College. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . www3.amherst.edu. www3.amherst.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . amherst.edu. Retrieved . amherst.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . amherst.edu. Retrieved . amherst.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Amherst College. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Amherst College. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . AllMusic. wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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