Stephen Jaffe

American composer and professor of music
Person human Q7609586
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Stephen Jaffe

Summary

Stephen Jaffe is a human[1]. Born in Washington, D.C.[2], he… he was born on December 30, 1954[3]. He worked as a composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Stephen Jaffe…
  • Stephen Jaffe was born on December 30, 1954[3].
  • Stephen Jaffe held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Stephen Jaffe worked as a composer[4].
  • Among Stephen Jaffe's employers was Duke University[7].
  • Stephen Jaffe's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[8].
  • Stephen Jaffe received the Rome Prize[9].
  • Stephen Jaffe received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Stephen Jaffe received the Arts and Letters Award in Music[11].
  • Stephen Jaffe was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[12].
  • Stephen Jaffe is recorded as male[13].
  • Stephen Jaffe's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Stephen Jaffe's family name is recorded as Jaffe[15].
  • Stephen Jaffe's given name is recorded as Stephen[16].
  • Stephen Jaffe's described at URL is recorded as https://sites.duke.edu/sjaffe/[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: 1954-12-30[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d61997b9-5758-420f-9735-39f32bf5868d[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Stephen Jaffe was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on December 30, 1954[3].

Education

Stephen Jaffe's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[8].

Career and Affiliations

Stephen Jaffe worked as a composer[4]. He was employed by Duke University[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Rome Prize[9], an art prize[22], in United States[23]; Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[24], in United States[25], founded in 1925[26]; and Arts and Letters Award in Music[11], an award[27], in United States[28], founded in 1941[29].

Why It Matters

Stephen Jaffe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Stephen Jaffe born?

Stephen Jaffe's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Stephen Jaffe do for work?

Stephen Jaffe worked as composer[4].

Where did Stephen Jaffe go to school?

Stephen Jaffe was educated at University of Pennsylvania[8].

What awards did Stephen Jaffe receive?

Honors received include Rome Prize[9], Guggenheim Fellowship[10], and Arts and Letters Award in Music[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . sites.duke.edu. Retrieved . sites.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . sites.duke.edu. Retrieved . sites.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Stephen Jaffe. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-jaffe
MLA “Stephen Jaffe.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-jaffe.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_stephen-jaffe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Stephen Jaffe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-jaffe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Stephen Jaffe — https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-jaffe (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/stephen-jaffe · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id 987007263246705171
    Guggenheim fellows id stephen-a-jaffe
    Gnd id 103794239
    Imported from
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.