Samuel Brenton Whitney

American composer (1842-1914)
Person human Q7410982
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Samuel Brenton Whitney

Summary

Samuel Brenton Whitney is a human[1]. Born in Woodstock[2], he… he was born on June 4, 1842[3]. He died in Woodstock[4]. He died on August 3, 1914[5]. He worked as a composer[6], music educator[7], and conductor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Woodstock[2], Samuel Brenton Whitney…
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney passed away in Woodstock[4].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney was born on June 4, 1842[3].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney died on August 3, 1914[5].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's professions included composer[6].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney worked as a music educator[7].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney worked as a conductor[8].
  • Among Samuel Brenton Whitney's employers was Boston University[11].
  • Among Samuel Brenton Whitney's employers was New England Conservatory[12].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney is recorded as male[13].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's Commons category is recorded as Samuel Brenton Whitney[15].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's family name is recorded as Whitney[16].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's given name is recorded as Samuel[17].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's given name is recorded as Brenton[18].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's instrument is recorded as organ[19].
  • Samuel Brenton Whitney's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[20].

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[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1842-06-04[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1914-08-03[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c9cff02-0ecd-4e74-8c87-6281f0a24e4d[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Samuel Brenton Whitney was born in Woodstock[2]. He was born on June 4, 1842[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], music educator[7], and conductor[8]. Employers include Boston University[11], a research university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1869[28], headquartered in Boston[29] and New England Conservatory[12], a conservatory[30], in United States[31], founded in 1867[32].

Death and Burial

Samuel Brenton Whitney died on August 3, 1914[5]. He passed away in Woodstock[4].

Why It Matters

Samuel Brenton Whitney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Brenton Whitney born?

Samuel Brenton Whitney's place of birth was Woodstock[2].

Where did Samuel Brenton Whitney die?

Samuel Brenton Whitney passed away in Woodstock[4].

What did Samuel Brenton Whitney do for work?

Samuel Brenton Whitney worked as composer[6], music educator[7], and conductor[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Boston Globe. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Boston Globe. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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