Alicia Adélaide Needham

Irish composer (1863-1945)
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Summary

Alicia Adélaide Needham was born on October 31, 1864[1], in Oldcastle[2]. She died on December 24, 1945[3], in London[4]. She worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], suffragette[7], woman conductor[8], and feminist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: October 31, 1863[11]
  • Child: Joseph Needham[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Ireland[13], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14], Irish Free State[15]
  • Educated at: Royal Academy of Music[16], Royal College of Music[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Academic degree: Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music[19], Associate of the Royal College of Music[20], Associate of the Royal Academy of Music[21]
  • Family name: Needham[22]
  • Given name: Alicia[23], Adélaïde[24]
  • Student of: Arthur O'Leary[25], Ebenezer Prout[26], Francis William Davenport[27], George Alexander Macfarren[28]
  • Described by source: Thom's Irish Who's Who[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]

Why It Matters

Alicia Adélaide Needham is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Alicia Adélaide Needham born?

Alicia Adélaide Needham's place of birth was Oldcastle[2].

Where did Alicia Adélaide Needham die?

Alicia Adélaide Needham died in London[4].

What did Alicia Adélaide Needham do for work?

Alicia Adélaide Needham worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], suffragette[7], woman conductor[8], and feminist[9].

Where did Alicia Adélaide Needham go to school?

Alicia Adélaide Needham was educated at Royal Academy of Music[16] and Royal College of Music[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . digital object identifier. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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