May Aufderheide

American composer (1888–1972)
Person human Q440984
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May Aufderheide

Summary

May Aufderheide is a human[1]. Born in Indianapolis[2], she… she was born on May 21, 1888[3]. She passed away in Pasadena[4]. She died on September 1, 1972[5]. She worked as a composer[6] and songwriter[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • May Aufderheide was born in Indianapolis[2].
  • May Aufderheide passed away in Pasadena[4].
  • May Aufderheide was born on May 21, 1888[3].
  • May Aufderheide died on September 1, 1972[5].
  • May Aufderheide is buried at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum[9].
  • May Aufderheide held citizenship in United States[10].
  • May Aufderheide's professions included composer[6].
  • May Aufderheide worked as a songwriter[7].
  • May Aufderheide is recorded as female[11].
  • May Aufderheide's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • May Aufderheide's genre is ragtime[13].
  • May Aufderheide's Commons category is recorded as May Aufderheide[14].
  • May Aufderheide's family name is recorded as Aufderheide[15].
  • May Aufderheide's given name is recorded as May[16].
  • May Aufderheide's instrument is recorded as piano[17].
  • May Aufderheide's described by source is recorded as 250 female composers[18].
  • May Aufderheide's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'May Frances Aufderheide Kaufman'}[19].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1888-05-21[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1972-09-01[23]

  • Genre(s): ragtime[24]

  • Community tags: composer, ragtime[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0e0a83e0-dc8c-4ae1-a3eb-9b1fa621f738[26]

Body

Origins and Family

May Aufderheide's place of birth was Indianapolis[2]. She was born on May 21, 1888[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and songwriter[7].

Death and Burial

May Aufderheide died on September 1, 1972[5]. She passed away in Pasadena[4]. Burial took place at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum[9].

Why It Matters

May Aufderheide ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was May Aufderheide born?

Born in Indianapolis[2], May Aufderheide…

Where did May Aufderheide die?

May Aufderheide died in Pasadena[4].

What did May Aufderheide do for work?

May Aufderheide worked as composer[6] and songwriter[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, songwriter
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  2. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name May
    Family name Aufderheide
    Country of citizenship United States
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