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Rob Burns

British–New Zealand musician and academic
Person human Q16185280

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
February 24, 1953
Place of birth
Willesden
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
jazz musician, jazz guitarist, musician, university teacher
Employer
University of Otago[15]
Field of work
nationalism, pop music, traditional folk music, Etnická hudba, music industry, popular music[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Position held
associate professor[14]
Educated at
University of Otago[16]
Doctoral advisor
Suzanne Court, Henry Johnson[17][18]
Doctoral student
John R. Egenes, Michael Edward Holland[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[23]
Academic thesis
Transforming Folk: Innovation and Tradition in English Folk–Rock Music[26]
Family name
Burns[24]
Given name
Rob[25]
Instrument
bass guitar, guitar[27][28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[31]
Start of work period
1972[30]
Student
Michael Edward Holland[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en R. G. H. Burns en Rob Burns en Robert George Henry Burns en Robert G. H. Burns ar روب بورنس cs Robert Burns
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0424-4761
VIAF cluster ID
294513032
Library of Congress authority ID
no2012085335
GND ID
143893580
OpenAlex ID
A5023502644as of 2026-09-23
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Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
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Europeana entity
agent/base/141711
Freebase ID
/m/0zg7kbk
Google Scholar author ID
GnDhRpMAAAAJ
IdRef ID
196193702
LinkedIn personal profile ID
dr-rob-burns-94648550
NL CR AUT ID
xx0227415
NUKAT ID
n2019030797
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Yale LUX ID
person/33e4f92b-90c0-48cf-bace-39a0b6a994cd

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Summary

Rob Burns was born on February 24, 1953[1], in Willesden[2]. He has worked as a jazz musician[3], jazz guitarist[4], musician[5], and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Rob Burns born?

Rob Burns was born in Willesden[2].

What did Rob Burns do for work?

Rob Burns worked as a jazz musician[3], jazz guitarist[4], musician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Rob Burns go to school?

Rob Burns was educated at University of Otago[16].

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