Will Oakland

American countertenor famed for his exceptionally high vocal range (1880-1956)
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Will Oakland

Summary

Will Oakland is a human[1]. He was born on +1880-01-15T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1956-05-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a recording artist[4] and opera singer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Will Oakland was born on +1880-01-15T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Will Oakland died on +1956-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Will Oakland held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Will Oakland's professions included recording artist[4].
  • Will Oakland worked as an opera singer[5].
  • Will Oakland's field of work was opera[8].
  • Will Oakland's field of work was singing[9].
  • Will Oakland's image is recorded as Will Oakland.jpg[10].
  • Will Oakland is recorded as male[11].
  • Will Oakland's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Will Oakland's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040879436[13].
  • Will Oakland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36528166[14].
  • Will Oakland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no97077352[15].
  • Will Oakland's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1775168[16].
  • Will Oakland's Commons category is recorded as Will Oakland[17].
  • Will Oakland's voice type is recorded as tenor[18].
  • Will Oakland's voice type is recorded as countertenor[19].
  • Will Oakland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/049g7np[20].
  • Will Oakland's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20211114180[21].
  • Will Oakland's family name is recorded as Oakland[22].
  • Will Oakland's given name is recorded as Will[23].
  • Will Oakland's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Will Oakland's birth name is recorded as Herman Hinrichs[25].
  • Will Oakland's Library of Congress JukeBox ID is recorded as 414[26].
  • Will Oakland's FAST ID is recorded as 409850[27].

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Origins and Family

Will Oakland was born on +1880-01-15T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include recording artist[4] and opera singer[5]. Fields of work include opera[8], a music genre[28], founded in 1600[29] and singing[9], a type of activity[30].

Death and Burial

Will Oakland died on +1956-05-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Will Oakland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Will Oakland do for work?

Will Oakland worked as recording artist[4] and opera singer[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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