Peter Dickinson

British composer (1934–2023)
Person human Q7173663
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Peter Dickinson

Summary

Peter Dickinson is a human[1]. He was born in Lytham St Annes[2]. He was born on November 15, 1934[3]. He died on June 16, 2023[4]. He worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], and musicologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Peter Dickinson's place of birth was Lytham St Annes[2].
  • Peter Dickinson was born on November 15, 1934[3].
  • Peter Dickinson died on June 16, 2023[4].
  • Peter Dickinson held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Peter Dickinson's professions included composer[5].
  • Peter Dickinson's professions included pianist[6].
  • Peter Dickinson's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Peter Dickinson's field of work was music[10].
  • Peter Dickinson's field of work was composed musical work[11].
  • Peter Dickinson's field of work was piano performance[12].
  • Peter Dickinson's field of work was musicology[13].
  • Peter Dickinson's field of work was music composition[14].
  • Peter Dickinson was educated at Queens' College[15].
  • Peter Dickinson is recorded as male[16].
  • Peter Dickinson's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Peter Dickinson's family name is recorded as Dickinson[18].
  • Peter Dickinson's given name is recorded as Peter[19].
  • Peter Dickinson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Peter Dickinson's different from is recorded as Peter Dickinson[21].
  • Peter Dickinson's different from is recorded as Peter Dickinson[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: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1934-11-15[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-06-16[26]

  • Genre(s): contemporary classical[27]

  • Community tags: composer, contemporary classical[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b8053634-e2be-419a-8366-d455238cbb86[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lytham St Annes[2], Peter Dickinson… he was born on November 15, 1934[3].

Education

Peter Dickinson was educated at Queens' College[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], pianist[6], and musicologist[7]. Fields of work include music[10], a type of arts[30]; composed musical work[11], a type of work of art[31]; piano performance[12], a field of study[32]; musicology[13], an academic discipline[33]; and music composition[14], an academic discipline[34].

Death and Burial

Peter Dickinson died on June 16, 2023[4].

Why It Matters

Peter Dickinson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Peter Dickinson born?

Peter Dickinson was born in Lytham St Annes[2].

What did Peter Dickinson do for work?

Peter Dickinson worked as composer[5], pianist[6], and musicologist[7].

Where did Peter Dickinson go to school?

Peter Dickinson was educated at Queens' College[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wisemusicclassical.com. Retrieved . wisemusicclassical.com. Provenance: 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Peter
    Family name Dickinson
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