Mary Oliver

American jazz violinist and composer (born 1956)
Person human Q1906359
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Mary Oliver

Summary

Mary Oliver is a human[1]. Born in La Jolla[2], she… she was born on May 31, 1956[3]. She worked as a jazz musician[4], violinist[5], university teacher[6], musician[7], and composer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mary Oliver's place of birth was La Jolla[2].
  • Mary Oliver was born on May 31, 1956[3].
  • Mary Oliver held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Mary Oliver worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Mary Oliver's professions included violinist[5].
  • Mary Oliver worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Mary Oliver worked as a musician[7].
  • Mary Oliver worked as a composer[8].
  • Mary Oliver's education included a stint at San Francisco State University[11].
  • Mary Oliver was educated at University of California, San Diego[12].
  • Mary Oliver's education included a stint at Mills College at Northeastern University[13].
  • Mary Oliver is recorded as female[14].
  • Mary Oliver's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mary Oliver's record label is recorded as Evil Rabbit Records[16].
  • Mary Oliver's family name is recorded as Oliver[17].
  • Mary Oliver's given name is recorded as Mary[18].
  • Mary Oliver's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/mary-oliver/[19].
  • Mary Oliver's instrument is recorded as viola[20].
  • Mary Oliver's instrument is recorded as violin[21].
  • Mary Oliver's instrument is recorded as Hardanger fiddle[22].
  • Mary Oliver's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[23].
  • Mary Oliver's different from is recorded as Mary Oliver[24].
  • Mary Oliver's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[25].
  • Mary Oliver's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[26].
  • Mary Oliver's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1956-05-31[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 744fb14d-bdcd-4831-a156-b8bf51a1255e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Mary Oliver's place of birth was La Jolla[2]. She was born on May 31, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at San Francisco State University[11], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1899[34]; University of California, San Diego[12], a public university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1960[37]; and Mills College at Northeastern University[13], a women's college[38], in United States[39], founded in 1852[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4], violinist[5], university teacher[6], musician[7], and composer[8].

Why It Matters

Mary Oliver ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Mary Oliver born?

Born in La Jolla[2], Mary Oliver…

What did Mary Oliver do for work?

Mary Oliver worked as jazz musician[4], violinist[5], university teacher[6], musician[7], and composer[8].

Where did Mary Oliver go to school?

Mary Oliver was educated at San Francisco State University[11], University of California, San Diego[12], and Mills College at Northeastern University[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . scoop.co.nz. scoop.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . last.fm. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . evilrabbitrecords.eu. Retrieved . evilrabbitrecords.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [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. [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.

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  1. 16d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation jazz musician, violinist, university teacher +2
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  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument viola, violin, Hardanger fiddle
    Place of birth La Jolla
    Citizenship
    Educated at San Francisco State University, University of California, San Diego, Mills College at Northeastern University
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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