Shirley Thompson

composer, conductor and violinist
Person human Q7498867
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Shirley Thompson

Summary

Shirley Thompson is a human[1]. Her place of birth was London[2]. She was born on January 7, 1958[3]. She worked as a composer[4] and violinist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Shirley Thompson's place of birth was London[2].
  • Shirley Thompson was born on January 7, 1958[3].
  • Shirley Thompson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Shirley Thompson worked as a composer[4].
  • Shirley Thompson worked as a violinist[5].
  • Shirley Thompson was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[8].
  • Shirley Thompson was educated at University of Liverpool[9].
  • Shirley Thompson was educated at Brunel University London[10].
  • Shirley Thompson received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Shirley Thompson received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[12].
  • Shirley Thompson received the Fellow of the Higher Education Academy[13].
  • Shirley Thompson is recorded as female[14].
  • Shirley Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Shirley Thompson's genre is opera[16].
  • Shirley Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[17].
  • Shirley Thompson's given name is recorded as Shirley[18].
  • Shirley Thompson's instrument is recorded as violin[19].
  • Shirley Thompson's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online[20].
  • Shirley Thompson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

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[22]

  • Country: GB[23]

  • Began / founded: 1958-01-07[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2c675790-373b-43e9-b3db-5c657c2830fc[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Shirley Thompson was born in London[2]. She was born on January 7, 1958[3].

Education

Educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[8], a public research university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1891[28], headquartered in London[29]; University of Liverpool[9], a public university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1903[32], headquartered in Liverpool[33]; and Brunel University London[10], a public research university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1966[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and violinist[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[37], in United Kingdom[38]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[12], a fellowship award[39], in United Kingdom[40]; and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy[13].

Why It Matters

Shirley Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Thompson born?

Born in London[2], Shirley Thompson…

What did Shirley Thompson do for work?

Shirley Thompson worked as composer[4] and violinist[5].

Where did Shirley Thompson go to school?

Shirley Thompson was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[8], University of Liverpool[9], and Brunel University London[10].

What awards did Shirley Thompson receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11], Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[12], and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [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
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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