Mary Howe

American composer and pianist (1882–1964)
Person human Q6120843
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Mary Howe

Summary

Mary Howe is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Richmond[2]. She was born on April 4, 1882[3]. She died in Washington, D.C.[4]. She died on September 14, 1964[5]. She worked as a composer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and pianist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Richmond[2], Mary Howe…
  • Mary Howe died in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Mary Howe was born on April 4, 1882[3].
  • Mary Howe died on September 14, 1964[5].
  • Mary Howe held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Mary Howe worked as a composer[6].
  • Mary Howe's professions included singer-songwriter[7].
  • Mary Howe worked as a pianist[8].
  • Mary Howe was educated at Peabody Institute[11].
  • Mary Howe is recorded as female[12].
  • Mary Howe's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Mary Howe's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[14].
  • Mary Howe's family name is recorded as Howe[15].
  • Mary Howe's given name is recorded as Mary[16].
  • Mary Howe's described at URL is recorded as http://archives.nypl.org/mus/20321[17].
  • Mary Howe studied under Nadia Boulanger[18].
  • Mary Howe studied under Gustav Strube[19].
  • Mary Howe studied under Richard Burmeister[20].
  • Mary Howe's instrument is recorded as piano[21].
  • Mary Howe's described by source is recorded as 250 female composers[22].
  • Mary Howe's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online[23].
  • Mary Howe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Mary Howe's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[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: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1882-04-04[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1964-09-14[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 80aeae92-94e2-41fa-9ed4-f4dcd139059e[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Richmond[2], Mary Howe… she was born on April 4, 1882[3].

Education

Mary Howe's education included a stint at Peabody Institute[11]. Studied under Nadia Boulanger[18], a pianist[31], 1887–1979[32], of France[33], awarded the Prix de Rome[34]; Gustav Strube[19], a composer[35], 1867–1953[36], of United States[37]; and Richard Burmeister[20], a composer[38], 1860–1944[39], of German Reich[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and pianist[8].

Death and Burial

Mary Howe died on September 14, 1964[5]. She died in Washington, D.C.[4].

Why It Matters

Mary Howe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Mary Howe born?

Mary Howe was born in Richmond[2].

Where did Mary Howe die?

Mary Howe died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Mary Howe do for work?

Mary Howe worked as composer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and pianist[8].

Where did Mary Howe go to school?

Mary Howe was educated at Peabody Institute[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Grove Music Online. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. 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.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, singer-songwriter, pianist
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  2. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Washington, D.C.
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Mary
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