Shulamit Ran

American composer
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Summary

Shulamit Ran was born on October 21, 1949[1], in Tel Aviv[2]. She has worked as a composer[3], musicologist[4], music educator[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Employer: University of Chicago[9]
  • Educated at: Mannes College The New School for Music[10], American School of Correspondence[11]
  • Notable work: Symphony[12]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[13], Pulitzer Prize for Music[14], Arts and Letters Award in Music[15]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters[16], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Commons category: Shulamit Ran[19]
  • Family name: Ran[20]
  • Given name: Shulamit[21]
  • Official website: http://shulamitran.com/[22]
  • Described at URL: http://www.imi.org.il/Shulamit%C2%A0Ran-%C2%A0-Israel-Music-Institute[23], https://www.presser.com/shulamit-ran[24], https://music.uchicago.edu/people/shulamit-ran[25]
  • Instrument: piano[26]
  • Described by source: Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century[27], 250 female composers[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew[29]
  • Start of work period: 1958[30]
  • P14750: 4135-56AE-C08F-95E3-D0FB[31]

Why It Matters

Shulamit Ran has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Shulamit Ran born?

Shulamit Ran was born in Tel Aviv[2].

What did Shulamit Ran do for work?

Shulamit Ran worked as a composer[3], musicologist[4], music educator[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Shulamit Ran go to school?

Shulamit Ran was educated at Mannes College The New School for Music[10] and American School of Correspondence[11].

What awards did Shulamit Ran receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], Pulitzer Prize for Music[14], and Arts and Letters Award in Music[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . The International Who's Who of Women 2006. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
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  2. 11d ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Hebrew
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    Commons category → Shulamit Ran
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  3. 23d ago · 999real · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Shulamit Ran PBS 1968.jpg
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  4. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4135-56AE-C08F-95E3-D0FB
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  5. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, musicologist, music educator +1
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → piano
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