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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], music journalist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Rob Bowman's place of birth was Toronto[2].
  • Rob Bowman was born on January 1, 1957[3].
  • Rob Bowman was born on January 1, 1956[10].
  • Rob Bowman was born on June 21, 1956[11].
  • Rob Bowman held citizenship in Canada[12].
  • Rob Bowman's professions included musicologist[4].
  • Rob Bowman's professions included ethnomusicologist[5].
  • Rob Bowman's professions included music historian[6].
  • Rob Bowman's professions included music journalist[7].
  • Rob Bowman worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Rob Bowman is recorded as male[13].
  • Rob Bowman's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Rob Bowman's family name is recorded as Bowman[15].
  • Rob Bowman's given name is recorded as Rob[16].
  • Rob Bowman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Rob Bowman's different from is recorded as Rob Bowman[18].
  • Rob Bowman's has written for is recorded as AllMusic[19].
  • Rob Bowman's writing language is recorded as English[20].

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Origins and Family

Born in Toronto[2], Rob Bowman… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1957[3], January 1, 1956[10], and June 21, 1956[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[4], ethnomusicologist[5], music historian[6], music journalist[7], and university teacher[8].

Why It Matters

Rob Bowman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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], music journalist[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Date of birth → +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1956-06-21T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57228|batch #57228]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 24d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → rob-bowman-0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: rob-bowman-0, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  3. 26d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ixtheo authority id → 698871154
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10553]]: 698871154, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273255|batch #273255]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kbr person id → 14788323
    Gnd id → 173971857
    Allmusic artist id → mn0000279380
    Imported from → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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