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Rob Bowman

Canadian professor of ethnomusicology and a music writer
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Rob Bowman

Summary

Rob Bowman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toronto[2]. He was born on January 1, 1957[3]. He worked as a musicologist[4], ethnomusicologist[5], music historian[6], and music journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Rob Bowman's place of birth was Toronto[2].
  • Rob Bowman was born on January 1, 1957[3].
  • Rob Bowman held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Rob Bowman's professions included musicologist[4].
  • Rob Bowman worked as an ethnomusicologist[5].
  • Rob Bowman's professions included music historian[6].
  • Rob Bowman's professions included music journalist[7].
  • Rob Bowman is recorded as male[10].
  • Rob Bowman's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Rob Bowman's family name is recorded as Bowman[12].
  • Rob Bowman's given name is recorded as Rob[13].
  • Rob Bowman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].
  • Rob Bowman's different from is recorded as Rob Bowman[15].
  • Rob Bowman's has written for is recorded as AllMusic[16].
  • Rob Bowman's writing language is recorded as English[17].

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[18]

  • Country: CA[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 32b988ca-361c-4fd0-9f11-a0a4266ae9e7[20]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Toronto[2], Rob Bowman… he was born on January 1, 1957[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[4], ethnomusicologist[5], music historian[6], and music journalist[7].

Why It Matters

Rob Bowman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Rob Bowman born?

Born in Toronto[2], Rob Bowman…

What did Rob Bowman do for work?

Rob Bowman worked as musicologist[4], ethnomusicologist[5], music historian[6], and music journalist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kbr person id → 14788323
    Gnd id → 173971857
    Allmusic artist id → mn0000279380
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