Nikolai Sokoloff

Ukrainian - American conductor and violinist (1886-1965)
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Nikolai Sokoloff

Summary

Nikolai Sokoloff is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kyiv[2]. He was born on May 28, 1886[3]. He passed away in La Jolla[4]. He died on September 25, 1965[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], and violinist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Nikolai Sokoloff's place of birth was Kyiv[2].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff passed away in La Jolla[4].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff was born on May 28, 1886[3].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff died on September 25, 1965[5].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff worked as a conductor[6].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's professions included composer[7].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's professions included violinist[8].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff held the position of chairperson[11].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff was educated at Yale University[12].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff is recorded as male[13].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's genre is classical music[15].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's Commons category is recorded as Nikolai Sokoloff[16].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's family name is recorded as Sokoloff[17].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's given name is recorded as Nikolay[18].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's instrument is recorded as violin[19].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's described by source is recorded as Who's Who in American Jewry[20].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Russian[21].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Nikolai Sokoloff's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Никола́й Григо́рьевич Соколо́в'}[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1886-05-28[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1965-09-25[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bcc9a4f9-affb-47f3-bcc1-102b21255804[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Nikolai Sokoloff was born in Kyiv[2]. He was born on May 28, 1886[3].

Education

Nikolai Sokoloff's education included a stint at Yale University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], and violinist[8]. Nikolai Sokoloff held the position of chairperson[11].

Death and Burial

Nikolai Sokoloff died on September 25, 1965[5]. He passed away in La Jolla[4].

Why It Matters

Nikolai Sokoloff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Nikolai Sokoloff born?

Born in Kyiv[2], Nikolai Sokoloff…

Where did Nikolai Sokoloff die?

Nikolai Sokoloff passed away in La Jolla[4].

What did Nikolai Sokoloff do for work?

Nikolai Sokoloff worked as conductor[6], composer[7], and violinist[8].

Where did Nikolai Sokoloff go to school?

Nikolai Sokoloff was educated at Yale University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. 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] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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