Richard Witts

English musician and musicologist
Person human Q7330054
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Richard Witts

Summary

Richard Witts is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cleethorpes[2]. He was born on January 1, 1900[3]. He worked as a music journalist[4] and television presenter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Richard Witts was born in Cleethorpes[2].
  • Richard Witts was born on January 1, 1900[3].
  • Richard Witts held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Richard Witts worked as a music journalist[4].
  • Richard Witts's professions included television presenter[5].
  • Richard Witts was employed by Goldsmiths, University of London[8].
  • Richard Witts was employed by University of Edinburgh[9].
  • Richard Witts's education included a stint at Matthew Humberstone School[10].
  • Richard Witts is recorded as male[11].
  • Richard Witts's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Richard Witts's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[13].
  • Richard Witts's family name is recorded as Witts[14].
  • Richard Witts's given name is recorded as Richard[15].
  • Richard Witts's official website is recorded as http://www.richardwitts.com/[16].
  • Richard Witts's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Richard Witts's start of work period is recorded as 1978[18].

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[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1971a495-b78d-4643-a844-fa655a7817ce[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Witts's place of birth was Cleethorpes[2]. He was born on January 1, 1900[3].

Education

Richard Witts's education included a stint at Matthew Humberstone School[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include music journalist[4] and television presenter[5]. Employers include Goldsmiths, University of London[8], a public research university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1891[24], headquartered in London[25] and University of Edinburgh[9], a public university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1583[28], headquartered in Edinburgh[29].

Why It Matters

Richard Witts ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Richard Witts born?

Richard Witts's place of birth was Cleethorpes[2].

What did Richard Witts do for work?

Richard Witts worked as music journalist[4] and television presenter[5].

Where did Richard Witts go to school?

Richard Witts was educated at Matthew Humberstone School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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