Tobias Picker

American composer
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Tobias Picker

Summary

Tobias Picker is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on July 18, 1954[3]. He worked as a composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Tobias Picker was born in New York City[2].
  • Tobias Picker was born on July 18, 1954[3].
  • Among Tobias Picker's spouses was Aryeh Lev Stollman[6].
  • Tobias Picker held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Tobias Picker worked as a composer[4].
  • Tobias Picker was educated at Princeton University[8].
  • Tobias Picker was educated at Manhattan School of Music[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Tobias Picker is Fantastic Mr. Fox[10].
  • Tobias Picker received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Tobias Picker received the Arts and Letters Award in Music[12].
  • Tobias Picker was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[13].
  • Tobias Picker is recorded as male[14].
  • Tobias Picker's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Tobias Picker's genre is opera[16].
  • Tobias Picker's genre is symphony[17].
  • Tobias Picker's family name is recorded as Q16881203[18].
  • Tobias Picker's given name is recorded as Tobias[19].
  • Tobias Picker's official website is recorded as http://www.tobiaspicker.com/[20].
  • Tobias Picker studied under Charles Wuorinen[21].
  • Tobias Picker's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Tobias Picker's list of works is recorded as list of compositions by Tobias Picker[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1954-07-18[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a347300b-3506-4718-a8ce-b7dfc00b39b1[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Tobias Picker's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on July 18, 1954[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and Manhattan School of Music[9], a conservatory[32], in United States[33], founded in 1917[34]. Tobias Picker studied under Charles Wuorinen[21].

Career and Affiliations

Tobias Picker's professions included composer[4].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tobias Picker is Fantastic Mr. Fox[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1925[37] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[12], an award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1941[40].

Personal Life

Tobias Picker was married to Aryeh Lev Stollman[6].

Why It Matters

Tobias Picker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Tobias Picker born?

Tobias Picker was born in New York City[2].

Who was Tobias Picker married to?

Tobias Picker's spouses include Aryeh Lev Stollman[6].

What did Tobias Picker do for work?

Tobias Picker worked as composer[4].

Where did Tobias Picker go to school?

Tobias Picker was educated at Princeton University[8] and Manhattan School of Music[9].

What awards did Tobias Picker receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . tobiaspicker.com. Retrieved . tobiaspicker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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