Olaf Christiansen

American composer and conductor
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Olaf Christiansen

Summary

Olaf Christiansen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Minneapolis[2]. He was born on January 17, 1901[3]. He died in Northfield[4]. He died on April 12, 1984[5]. He worked as a composer[6], conductor[7], and choir director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Olaf Christiansen was born in Minneapolis[2].
  • Olaf Christiansen died in Northfield[4].
  • Olaf Christiansen was born on January 17, 1901[3].
  • Olaf Christiansen died on April 12, 1984[5].
  • Olaf Christiansen held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Olaf Christiansen worked as a composer[6].
  • Olaf Christiansen's professions included conductor[7].
  • Olaf Christiansen's professions included choir director[8].
  • Among Olaf Christiansen's employers was St. Olaf College[11].
  • Among Olaf Christiansen's employers was Oberlin College[12].
  • Olaf Christiansen was educated at Oberlin College[13].
  • Olaf Christiansen was educated at St. Olaf College[14].
  • Olaf Christiansen is recorded as male[15].
  • Olaf Christiansen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Olaf Christiansen's family name is recorded as Christiansen[17].
  • Olaf Christiansen's given name is recorded as Olaf[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: 1901-01-17[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1984-04-12[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2f86764e-07ff-4cc9-9e71-d84ef985d1d2[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Olaf Christiansen was born in Minneapolis[2]. He was born on January 17, 1901[3].

Education

Educated at Oberlin College[13], a college[24], in United States[25], founded in 1833[26], headquartered in Oberlin[27] and St. Olaf College[14], a liberal arts college in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1874[30], headquartered in Northfield[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], conductor[7], and choir director[8]. Employers include St. Olaf College[11], a liberal arts college in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1874[34], headquartered in Northfield[35] and Oberlin College[12], a college[36], in United States[37], founded in 1833[38], headquartered in Oberlin[39].

Death and Burial

Olaf Christiansen died on April 12, 1984[5]. He died in Northfield[4].

Why It Matters

Olaf Christiansen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Olaf Christiansen born?

Born in Minneapolis[2], Olaf Christiansen…

Where did Olaf Christiansen die?

Olaf Christiansen passed away in Northfield[4].

What did Olaf Christiansen do for work?

Olaf Christiansen worked as composer[6], conductor[7], and choir director[8].

Where did Olaf Christiansen go to school?

Olaf Christiansen was educated at Oberlin College[13] and St. Olaf College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Discogs. Retrieved . discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . stolaf.whirlihost.com. Retrieved . stolaf.whirlihost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: 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.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . 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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