Richard Meale

Australian composer (1932–2009)
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Richard Meale

Summary

Richard Meale is a human[1]. He was born in Sydney[2]. He was born on August 24, 1932[3]. He passed away in Sydney[4]. He died on November 23, 2009[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Richard Meale's place of birth was Sydney[2].
  • Richard Meale died in Sydney[4].
  • Richard Meale was born on August 24, 1932[3].
  • Richard Meale died on November 23, 2009[5].
  • Richard Meale held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Richard Meale's professions included composer[6].
  • Richard Meale's education included a stint at Sydney Conservatorium of Music[9].
  • Richard Meale was educated at University of Sydney[10].
  • Richard Meale received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Richard Meale received the Member of the Order of Australia[12].
  • Richard Meale received the Don Banks Music Award[13].
  • Richard Meale was a member of Australian Academy of the Humanities[14].
  • Richard Meale is recorded as male[15].
  • Richard Meale's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard Meale's genre is opera[17].
  • Richard Meale's Commons category is recorded as Richard Meale[18].
  • Richard Meale's family name is recorded as Meale[19].
  • Richard Meale's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Richard Meale's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

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[22]

  • Country: AU[23]

  • Began / founded: 1932-08-24[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2009-11-23[25]

  • Community tags: composer[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 919fc0b2-a3f1-4103-bd4b-b481250dc77b[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Meale's place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on August 24, 1932[3].

Education

Educated at Sydney Conservatorium of Music[9], a conservatory[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1916[30] and University of Sydney[10], a public research university[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1850[33], headquartered in Sydney[34].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Meale worked as a composer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11], an award[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Member of the Order of Australia[12], a grade of an order[37], in Australia[38]; and Don Banks Music Award[13], a music award[39], in Australia[40].

Death and Burial

Richard Meale died on November 23, 2009[5]. He passed away in Sydney[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Meale ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Richard Meale born?

Born in Sydney[2], Richard Meale…

Where did Richard Meale die?

Richard Meale died in Sydney[4].

What did Richard Meale do for work?

Richard Meale worked as composer[6].

Where did Richard Meale go to school?

Richard Meale was educated at Sydney Conservatorium of Music[9] and University of Sydney[10].

What awards did Richard Meale receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11], Member of the Order of Australia[12], and Don Banks Music Award[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . humanities.org.au. humanities.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Musicalics. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Musicalics. australianmusiccentre.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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