Robert Whitney

American conductor (1904–1986)
Person human Q4470226
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Robert Whitney

Summary

Robert Whitney is a human[1]. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2], he… he was born on July 6, 1904[3]. He passed away in Louisville[4]. He died on November 22, 1986[5]. He worked as a conductor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Robert Whitney was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2].
  • Robert Whitney passed away in Louisville[4].
  • Robert Whitney was born on July 6, 1904[3].
  • Robert Whitney died on November 22, 1986[5].
  • Robert Whitney held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Robert Whitney worked as a conductor[6].
  • Among Robert Whitney's employers was University of Louisville[9].
  • Robert Whitney received the Laurel Leaf Award[10].
  • Robert Whitney received the Ditson Conductor's Award[11].
  • Robert Whitney is recorded as male[12].
  • Robert Whitney's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Robert Whitney's Commons category is recorded as Robert Whitney (conductor)[14].
  • Robert Whitney's family name is recorded as Whitney[15].
  • Robert Whitney's given name is recorded as Robert[16].
  • Robert Whitney's different from is recorded as Q136690725[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: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1904-07-06[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1986-11-22[21]

  • Genre(s): classical[22]

  • Community tags: american composer, american conductor, classical, composer, conductor[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 65ab3b6c-30f0-4269-afd9-b0e8fdbfc837[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Robert Whitney was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. He was born on July 6, 1904[3].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Whitney's professions included conductor[6]. He was employed by University of Louisville[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Laurel Leaf Award[10], an award[25], in United States[26], founded in 1951[27] and Ditson Conductor's Award[11], an award[28], founded in 1945[29].

Death and Burial

Robert Whitney died on November 22, 1986[5]. He passed away in Louisville[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Whitney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Robert Whitney born?

Robert Whitney's place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2].

Where did Robert Whitney die?

Robert Whitney passed away in Louisville[4].

What did Robert Whitney do for work?

Robert Whitney worked as conductor[6].

What awards did Robert Whitney receive?

Honors received include Laurel Leaf Award[10] and Ditson Conductor's Award[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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