Tim Hecker

Canadian electronic musician, producer, and composer
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Tim Hecker

Summary

Tim Hecker is a human[1]. Born in Vancouver[2], he… he was born on July 17, 1974[3]. He worked as a musician[4], record producer[5], lecturer[6], and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Tim Hecker's place of birth was Vancouver[2].
  • Tim Hecker was born on July 17, 1974[3].
  • Tim Hecker was born on January 1, 1974[9].
  • Tim Hecker held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Tim Hecker held citizenship in Belgium[11].
  • Tim Hecker worked as a musician[4].
  • Tim Hecker worked as a record producer[5].
  • Tim Hecker worked as a lecturer[6].
  • Tim Hecker worked as a composer[7].
  • Tim Hecker's field of work was performing arts[12].
  • Tim Hecker's religion is recorded as Buddhism[13].
  • Tim Hecker is recorded as male[14].
  • Tim Hecker's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Tim Hecker's genre is electronic music[16].
  • Tim Hecker's record label is recorded as 4AD[17].
  • Tim Hecker's record label is recorded as Alien8 Recordings[18].
  • Tim Hecker's record label is recorded as Mille Plateaux[19].
  • Tim Hecker's Commons category is recorded as Tim Hecker[20].
  • Tim Hecker's residence is recorded as Montreal[21].
  • Tim Hecker's family name is recorded as Hecker[22].
  • Tim Hecker's given name is recorded as Tim[23].
  • Tim Hecker's given name is recorded as Timothy[24].
  • Tim Hecker's official website is recorded as http://www.sunblind.net[25].
  • Tim Hecker's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[26].
  • Tim Hecker's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Timothy Hecker'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Tim Hecker's place of birth was Vancouver[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 17, 1974[3] and January 1, 1974[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4], record producer[5], lecturer[6], and composer[7]. Tim Hecker's field of work was performing arts[12].

Personal Life

Tim Hecker's religion is recorded as Buddhism[13].

Why It Matters

Tim Hecker ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #7,079 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Tim Hecker born?

Tim Hecker was born in Vancouver[2].

What did Tim Hecker do for work?

Tim Hecker worked as musician[4], record producer[5], lecturer[6], and composer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Rate Your Music. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Rate Your Music. wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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