Will Ogdon

American composer (1921–2013)
Person human Q8002993
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Will Ogdon

Summary

Will Ogdon is a human[1]. He was born on +1921-04-19T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2013-10-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a composer[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Will Ogdon was born on +1921-04-19T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Will Ogdon died on +2013-10-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Will Ogdon held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Will Ogdon's professions included composer[4].
  • Will Ogdon worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Will Ogdon was educated at Indiana University[8].
  • Will Ogdon is recorded as male[9].
  • Will Ogdon's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Will Ogdon's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083346007[11].
  • Will Ogdon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 119233090[12].
  • Will Ogdon's GND ID is recorded as 108972733X[13].
  • Will Ogdon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no91000578[14].
  • Will Ogdon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0404mfm[15].
  • Will Ogdon's given name is recorded as Will[16].
  • Will Ogdon's given name is recorded as Wilbur[17].
  • Will Ogdon studied under Ernst Krenek[18].
  • Will Ogdon studied under Roger Sessions[19].
  • Will Ogdon studied under René Leibowitz[20].
  • Will Ogdon's Discogs artist ID is recorded as 2523775[21].
  • Will Ogdon's FAST ID is recorded as 1898825[22].
  • Will Ogdon's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w64t9179[23].
  • Will Ogdon's RISM ID is recorded as people/40220054[24].
  • Will Ogdon's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/20108[25].
  • Will Ogdon's Deutsche Biographie is recorded as 108972733X[26].
  • Will Ogdon's LiederNet composer ID is recorded as 14525[27].

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Origins and Family

Will Ogdon was born on +1921-04-19T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Will Ogdon's education included a stint at Indiana University[8]. Studied under Ernst Krenek[18], a composer[28], 1900–1991[29], of Austria[30], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[31]; Roger Sessions[19], a classical composer[32], 1896–1985[33], of United States[34], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[35]; and René Leibowitz[20], a conductor[36], 1913–1972[37], of Poland[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and university teacher[5].

Death and Burial

Will Ogdon died on +2013-10-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

What did Will Ogdon do for work?

Will Ogdon worked as composer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Will Ogdon go to school?

Will Ogdon was educated at Indiana University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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
  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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