William Thomas McKinley

American composer and executive (1938–2015)
Person human Q2120089
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William Thomas McKinley

Summary

William Thomas McKinley is a human[1]. He was born in New Kensington[2]. He was born on December 9, 1938[3]. He passed away in Reading[4]. He died on February 3, 2015[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], pianist[7], composer[8], musicologist[9], and jazz musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • William Thomas McKinley's place of birth was New Kensington[2].
  • William Thomas McKinley died in Reading[4].
  • William Thomas McKinley was born on December 9, 1938[3].
  • William Thomas McKinley died on February 3, 2015[5].
  • A child of William Thomas McKinley was Elliott Miles McKinley[12].
  • William Thomas McKinley held citizenship in United States[13].
  • William Thomas McKinley worked as a conductor[6].
  • William Thomas McKinley worked as a pianist[7].
  • William Thomas McKinley worked as a composer[8].
  • William Thomas McKinley worked as a musicologist[9].
  • William Thomas McKinley worked as a jazz musician[10].
  • William Thomas McKinley worked as a university teacher[14].
  • William Thomas McKinley's field of work was jazz[15].
  • William Thomas McKinley's field of work was symphonic music[16].
  • William Thomas McKinley's field of work was chamber music[17].
  • William Thomas McKinley was employed by New England Conservatory[18].
  • William Thomas McKinley's education included a stint at Carnegie Institute of Technology[19].
  • William Thomas McKinley was educated at Yale University[20].
  • William Thomas McKinley received the Guggenheim Fellowship[21].
  • William Thomas McKinley received the Arts and Letters Award in Music[22].
  • William Thomas McKinley is recorded as male[23].
  • William Thomas McKinley's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • William Thomas McKinley's family name is recorded as McKinley[25].
  • William Thomas McKinley's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Thomas McKinley's given name is recorded as Thomas[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1938-12-09[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-02-03[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz, to clean up[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 28bc0220-a3b1-4228-9e7f-09b15bd9ecd4[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Kensington[2], William Thomas McKinley… he was born on December 9, 1938[3].

Education

Educated at Carnegie Institute of Technology[19], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1900[37] and Yale University[20], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1701[40], headquartered in New Haven[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], pianist[7], composer[8], musicologist[9], jazz musician[10], and university teacher[14]. Fields of work include jazz[15], a music genre[42], founded in 1917[43]; symphonic music[16], a music genre[44]; and chamber music[17], a type of musical work/composition[45]. William Thomas McKinley was employed by New England Conservatory[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21], a fellowship grant[46], in United States[47], founded in 1925[48] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[22], an award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1941[51].

Personal Life

A child of William Thomas McKinley was Elliott Miles McKinley[12].

Death and Burial

William Thomas McKinley died on February 3, 2015[5]. He died in Reading[4].

Why It Matters

William Thomas McKinley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52]

FAQs

Where was William Thomas McKinley born?

Born in New Kensington[2], William Thomas McKinley…

Where did William Thomas McKinley die?

William Thomas McKinley passed away in Reading[4].

What did William Thomas McKinley do for work?

William Thomas McKinley worked as conductor[6], pianist[7], composer[8], musicologist[9], and jazz musician[10].

Where did William Thomas McKinley go to school?

William Thomas McKinley was educated at Carnegie Institute of Technology[19] and Yale University[20].

What awards did William Thomas McKinley receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[22].

References

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Class ancestry

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  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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