Yves Lafontaine

Canadian musician
Person human Q1334074
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Yves Lafontaine

Summary

Yves Lafontaine is a human[1]. He was born in Grand-Mère[2]. He was born on +1959-07-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a conductor[4], poet[5], luthier[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yves Lafontaine was born in Grand-Mère[2].
  • Yves Lafontaine was born on +1959-07-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yves Lafontaine held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Yves Lafontaine worked as a conductor[4].
  • Yves Lafontaine's professions included poet[5].
  • Yves Lafontaine's professions included luthier[6].
  • Yves Lafontaine's professions included writer[7].
  • Yves Lafontaine was educated at Tokyo University of the Arts[10].
  • Yves Lafontaine was educated at University of Tsukuba[11].
  • Yves Lafontaine's image is recorded as Yves Lafontaine, charity concert for the victims of the 2011 earthquake in Japan at the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce of Cremona in Italy.jpg[12].
  • Yves Lafontaine is recorded as male[13].
  • Yves Lafontaine's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Yves Lafontaine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gx2d8f[15].
  • Yves Lafontaine's family name is recorded as Lafontaine[16].
  • Yves Lafontaine's given name is recorded as Yves[17].
  • Yves Lafontaine's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[18].
  • Yves Lafontaine's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/42512[19].

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Origins and Family

Yves Lafontaine was born in Grand-Mère[2]. He was born on +1959-07-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Tokyo University of the Arts[10], a national university[20], in Japan[21], founded in 1949[22] and University of Tsukuba[11], a national university[23], in Japan[24], founded in 1973[25], headquartered in Tennodai[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4], poet[5], luthier[6], and writer[7].

Why It Matters

Yves Lafontaine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Yves Lafontaine born?

Born in Grand-Mère[2], Yves Lafontaine…

What did Yves Lafontaine do for work?

Yves Lafontaine worked as conductor[4], poet[5], luthier[6], and writer[7].

Where did Yves Lafontaine go to school?

Yves Lafontaine was educated at Tokyo University of the Arts[10] and University of Tsukuba[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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