Rob Burns

British–New Zealand musician and academic
Person human Q16185280
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Rob Burns

Summary

Rob Burns is a human[1]. He was born in Willesden[2]. He was born on +1953-02-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4], jazz guitarist[5], musician[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Rob Burns's place of birth was Willesden[2].
  • Rob Burns was born on +1953-02-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rob Burns held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Rob Burns's professions included jazz musician[4].
  • Rob Burns worked as a jazz guitarist[5].
  • Rob Burns's professions included musician[6].
  • Rob Burns worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Rob Burns's field of work was nationalism[10].
  • Rob Burns's field of work was pop music[11].
  • Rob Burns's field of work was traditional folk music[12].
  • Rob Burns's field of work was Q14806044[13].
  • Rob Burns's field of work was music industry[14].
  • Rob Burns's field of work was popular music[15].
  • Rob Burns held the position of associate professor[16].
  • Rob Burns was employed by University of Otago[17].
  • Rob Burns's education included a stint at University of Otago[18].
  • Rob Burns's doctoral advisor was Suzanne Court[19].
  • Rob Burns's doctoral advisor was Henry Johnson[20].
  • A notable student of Rob Burns was Michael Edward Holland[21].
  • Rob Burns is recorded as male[22].
  • Rob Burns's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Rob Burns supervised John R. Egenes as a doctoral student[24].
  • Rob Burns supervised Michael Edward Holland as a doctoral student[25].
  • Rob Burns's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 294513032[26].
  • Rob Burns's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012085335[27].

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Origins and Family

Rob Burns's place of birth was Willesden[2]. He was born on +1953-02-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Rob Burns's education included a stint at University of Otago[18]. Doctoral advisors include Suzanne Court[19], a researcher[28] and Henry Johnson[20], an academic musician[29]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4], jazz guitarist[5], musician[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include nationalism[10], an ideology[31]; pop music[11], a music genre[32], founded in 1950[33]; traditional folk music[12], a music genre[34]; Q14806044[13], a musical concept[35]; music industry[14], a type of industry[36]; and popular music[15], a music genre[37]. Among Rob Burns's employers was University of Otago[17]. He held the position of associate professor[16]. A notable student of him was Michael Edward Holland[21]. Doctoral students include John R. Egenes[24], a guitarist[38] and Michael Edward Holland[25], a DJ producer[39].

Why It Matters

Rob Burns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Rob Burns born?

Rob Burns was born in Willesden[2].

What did Rob Burns do for work?

Rob Burns worked as jazz musician[4], jazz guitarist[5], musician[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Rob Burns go to school?

Rob Burns was educated at University of Otago[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . odt.co.nz. odt.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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