Melinda Wagner

American composer
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Melinda Wagner

Summary

Melinda Wagner is a human[1]. Born in Philadelphia[2], she… she was born on February 25, 1957[3]. She worked as a composer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Melinda Wagner's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • Melinda Wagner was born on February 25, 1957[3].
  • Melinda Wagner held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Melinda Wagner's professions included composer[4].
  • Melinda Wagner was employed by University of Texas at Austin[7].
  • Melinda Wagner was educated at Hamilton College[8].
  • Melinda Wagner was educated at Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts[9].
  • Melinda Wagner received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Melinda Wagner received the Pulitzer Prize for Music[11].
  • Melinda Wagner was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[12].
  • Melinda Wagner is recorded as female[13].
  • Melinda Wagner's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Melinda Wagner's genre is classical music[15].
  • Melinda Wagner's family name is recorded as Wagner[16].
  • Melinda Wagner's given name is recorded as Melinda[17].
  • Melinda Wagner's related category is recorded as Category:Compositions by Melinda Wagner[18].

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[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1957-02-25[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c8d01dca-3dbc-4e4f-a66e-de91e25ddea5[22]

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Origins and Family

Born in Philadelphia[2], Melinda Wagner… she was born on February 25, 1957[3].

Education

Educated at Hamilton College[8], a liberal arts college in the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1793[25] and Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts[9], an art academy[26], in United States[27], founded in 1973[28].

Career and Affiliations

Melinda Wagner worked as a composer[4]. She was employed by University of Texas at Austin[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[29], in United States[30], founded in 1925[31] and Pulitzer Prize for Music[11], a music award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1943[34].

Why It Matters

Melinda Wagner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Melinda Wagner born?

Melinda Wagner was born in Philadelphia[2].

What did Melinda Wagner do for work?

Melinda Wagner worked as composer[4].

Where did Melinda Wagner go to school?

Melinda Wagner was educated at Hamilton College[8] and Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts[9].

What awards did Melinda Wagner receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10] and Pulitzer Prize for Music[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . gf.org. Retrieved . gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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