Mercer Ellington

Summary

Mercer Ellington is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on March 11, 1919^[3]. He passed away in Copenhagen^[4]. He died on February 8, 1996^[5]. He worked as a trumpeter^[6], bandleader^[7], composer^[8], conductor^[9], and jazz musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month, #7,200 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Mercer Ellington's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2].
• Mercer Ellington died in Copenhagen^[4].
• Mercer Ellington was born on March 11, 1919^[3].
• Mercer Ellington died on February 8, 1996^[5].
• Mercer Ellington is buried at Arlington National Cemetery^[12].
• Mercer Ellington's father was Duke Ellington^[13].
• Mercer Ellington's mother was Edna Thompson^[14].
• A child of Mercer Ellington was Mercedes Ellington^[15].
• Mercer Ellington held citizenship in United States^[16].
• Mercer Ellington is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[17].
• Mercer Ellington worked as a trumpeter^[6].
• Mercer Ellington's professions included bandleader^[7].
• Mercer Ellington worked as a composer^[8].
• Mercer Ellington's professions included conductor^[9].
• Mercer Ellington worked as a jazz musician^[10].
• Mercer Ellington was educated at New College, Teachers College, Columbia University^[18].
• Mercer Ellington is recorded as male^[19].
• Mercer Ellington's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Mercer Ellington's genre is jazz^[21].
• Mercer Ellington's Commons category is recorded as Mercer Ellington^[22].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[23].
• Mercer Ellington's family name is recorded as Q37463857^[24].
• Mercer Ellington's given name is recorded as Mercer^[25].
• Mercer Ellington's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[26].
• Mercer Ellington's instrument is recorded as trumpet^[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: 1939-02-09^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: f869bc96-41be-4318-ac80-205a5550fe50^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Mercer Ellington was born in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on March 11, 1919^[3]. His father was Duke Ellington^[13]. His mother was Edna Thompson^[14]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[17].

Education

Mercer Ellington's education included a stint at New College, Teachers College, Columbia University^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include trumpeter^[6], bandleader^[7], composer^[8], conductor^[9], and jazz musician^[10].

Personal Life

A child of Mercer Ellington was Mercedes Ellington^[15].

Death and Burial

Mercer Ellington died on February 8, 1996^[5]. He died in Copenhagen^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[23]. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Mercer Ellington ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month, #7,200 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He has been cited as an influence by Michael Stearns^[34], a composer^[35], b. 1948^[36], of United States^[37] and Peter Bernstein^[38], a composer^[39], b. 1951^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score^[42], specialised in music^[43].

FAQs

Where was Mercer Ellington born?

Mercer Ellington's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2].

Where did Mercer Ellington die?

Mercer Ellington died in Copenhagen^[4].

Who were Mercer Ellington's parents?

Mercer Ellington's father was Duke Ellington^[13]. Mercer Ellington's mother was Edna Thompson^[14].

What did Mercer Ellington do for work?

Mercer Ellington worked as trumpeter^[6], bandleader^[7], composer^[8], conductor^[9], and jazz musician^[10].

Where did Mercer Ellington go to school?

Mercer Ellington was educated at New College, Teachers College, Columbia University^[18].

Who did Mercer Ellington influence?

Mercer Ellington has been cited as an influence by Michael Stearns^[34] and Peter Bernstein^[38].