Otto Hardwick

American musician (1904–1970)
Person human Q264226
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Otto Hardwick

Summary

Otto Hardwick is a human[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on May 31, 1904[3]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[4]. He died on August 5, 1970[5]. He worked as a saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Otto Hardwick was born in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Otto Hardwick passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Otto Hardwick was born on May 31, 1904[3].
  • Otto Hardwick was born on January 1, 1904[10].
  • Otto Hardwick died on August 5, 1970[5].
  • Otto Hardwick died on January 1, 1970[11].
  • Otto Hardwick held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Otto Hardwick is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Otto Hardwick worked as a saxophonist[6].
  • Otto Hardwick worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Otto Hardwick worked as a composer[8].
  • Otto Hardwick is recorded as male[14].
  • Otto Hardwick's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Otto Hardwick's genre is jazz[16].
  • Otto Hardwick's Commons category is recorded as Otto Hardwick[17].
  • Otto Hardwick's family name is recorded as Hardwick[18].
  • Otto Hardwick's given name is recorded as Otto[19].
  • Otto Hardwick's instrument is recorded as saxophone[20].
  • Otto Hardwick's instrument is recorded as clarinet[21].
  • Otto Hardwick's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1904-05-31[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1970-08-05[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz[27]

  • Community tags: jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4fd648b7-e5a7-4d4e-b3c8-6c3c7f3b4da8[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Otto Hardwick was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 31, 1904[3] and January 1, 1904[10]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and composer[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 5, 1970[5] and January 1, 1970[11]. Otto Hardwick died in Washington, D.C.[4].

Why It Matters

Otto Hardwick ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Otto Hardwick born?

Otto Hardwick was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did Otto Hardwick die?

Otto Hardwick died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Otto Hardwick do for work?

Otto Hardwick worked as saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and composer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Hardwick, Toby (1904-1970), jazz alto saxophonist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Hardwick, Toby (1904-1970), jazz alto saxophonist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Hardwick, Toby (1904-1970), jazz alto saxophonist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument saxophone, clarinet
    Place of birth Washington, D.C.
    Genre
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