Richard Purvis

American musician (1913–1994)
Person human Q7328537
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Richard Purvis

Summary

Richard Purvis is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on August 25, 1913[3]. He passed away in San Francisco[4]. He died on December 25, 1994[5]. He worked as an organist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Richard Purvis's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Richard Purvis passed away in San Francisco[4].
  • Richard Purvis was born on August 25, 1913[3].
  • Richard Purvis died on December 25, 1994[5].
  • Richard Purvis held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Richard Purvis worked as an organist[6].
  • Richard Purvis's education included a stint at Curtis Institute of Music[9].
  • A notable student of Richard Purvis was Michael Morgan[10].
  • Richard Purvis is recorded as male[11].
  • Richard Purvis's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Richard Purvis's family name is recorded as Purvis[13].
  • Richard Purvis's given name is recorded as Richard[14].
  • Richard Purvis's instrument is recorded as organ[15].

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[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1913-08-25[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-12-25[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 36ed1fb1-e86e-41f7-89f3-c4e38828d055[20]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Purvis was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on August 25, 1913[3].

Education

Richard Purvis was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[9].

Career and Affiliations

Richard Purvis worked as an organist[6]. A notable student of him was Michael Morgan[10].

Death and Burial

Richard Purvis died on December 25, 1994[5]. He passed away in San Francisco[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Purvis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Richard Purvis born?

Born in San Francisco[2], Richard Purvis…

Where did Richard Purvis die?

Richard Purvis passed away in San Francisco[4].

What did Richard Purvis do for work?

Richard Purvis worked as organist[6].

Where did Richard Purvis go to school?

Richard Purvis was educated at Curtis Institute of Music[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . hymnary.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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