Richard Donovan

American composer and organist
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Richard Donovan

Summary

Richard Donovan is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Haven[2]. He was born on November 29, 1891[3]. He died in Middletown[4]. He died on August 22, 1970[5]. He worked as a music educator[6], composer[7], and organist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Richard Donovan was born in New Haven[2].
  • Richard Donovan died in Middletown[4].
  • Richard Donovan was born on November 29, 1891[3].
  • Richard Donovan died on August 22, 1970[5].
  • Richard Donovan held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Richard Donovan's professions included music educator[6].
  • Richard Donovan's professions included composer[7].
  • Richard Donovan worked as an organist[8].
  • Richard Donovan is recorded as male[11].
  • Richard Donovan's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Richard Donovan's family name is recorded as Donovan[13].
  • Richard Donovan's given name is recorded as Richard[14].
  • Richard Donovan's instrument is recorded as organ[15].
  • Richard Donovan's instrument is recorded as piano[16].

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[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1891-11-29[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1970-08-22[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 697f573b-874c-404a-954e-f39247d246a6[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Donovan was born in New Haven[2]. He was born on November 29, 1891[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include music educator[6], composer[7], and organist[8].

Death and Burial

Richard Donovan died on August 22, 1970[5]. He died in Middletown[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Donovan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Richard Donovan born?

Richard Donovan was born in New Haven[2].

Where did Richard Donovan die?

Richard Donovan died in Middletown[4].

What did Richard Donovan do for work?

Richard Donovan worked as music educator[6], composer[7], and organist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Proleksis Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Proleksis Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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