Richard Wernick

Summary

Richard Wernick is a human^[1]. He was born in Boston^[2]. He was born on January 16, 1934^[3]. He died in Haverford^[4]. He died on April 25, 2025^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], music educator^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Boston^[2], Richard Wernick…
• Richard Wernick passed away in Haverford^[4].
• Richard Wernick was born on January 16, 1934^[3].
• Richard Wernick was born on January 1, 1934^[10].
• Richard Wernick died on April 25, 2025^[5].
• Richard Wernick held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Richard Wernick worked as a composer^[6].
• Richard Wernick's professions included music educator^[7].
• Richard Wernick worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Richard Wernick's field of work was music^[12].
• Richard Wernick's field of work was music composition^[13].
• Richard Wernick was employed by University of Pennsylvania^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Richard Wernick is Visions of Terror and Wonder^[15].
• Richard Wernick received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[16].
• Richard Wernick received the Pulitzer Prize for Music^[17].
• Richard Wernick received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[18].
• Richard Wernick is recorded as male^[19].
• Richard Wernick's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Richard Wernick's family name is recorded as Wernick^[21].
• Richard Wernick's given name is recorded as Richard^[22].
• Richard Wernick's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Richard Wernick's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard Wernick'}^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1934-01-16^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-04-25^[28]

• Genre(s): contemporary classical^[29]

• Community tags: composer, contemporary classical^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6cf7813a-172c-44dd-86eb-120f24eeb28d^[31]

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Origins and Family

Richard Wernick was born in Boston^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 16, 1934^[3] and January 1, 1934^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], music educator^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include music^[12], a type of arts^[32] and music composition^[13], an academic discipline^[33]. Among Richard Wernick's employers was University of Pennsylvania^[14].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Richard Wernick is Visions of Terror and Wonder^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], a fellowship grant^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1925^[36]; Pulitzer Prize for Music^[17], a music award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1943^[39]; and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[18], an award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1941^[42].

Death and Burial

Richard Wernick died on April 25, 2025^[5]. He passed away in Haverford^[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Wernick ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9]

FAQs

Where was Richard Wernick born?

Richard Wernick's place of birth was Boston^[2].

Where did Richard Wernick die?

Richard Wernick died in Haverford^[4].

What did Richard Wernick do for work?

Richard Wernick worked as composer^[6], music educator^[7], and university teacher^[8].

What awards did Richard Wernick receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], Pulitzer Prize for Music^[17], and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[18].