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Augusta Read Thomas

American composer
Person human Q514584

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
April 24, 1964
Place of birth
Glen Cove
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
composer, musicologist, music educator
Employer
Northwestern University, University of Chicago[8][9]
Educated at
Royal Academy of Music, Northwestern University, Bienen School of Music, St. Paul's School[10][11][12][13]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14][15][16]
Spouse
Bernard Rands[6]
Official website
www.augustareadthomas.com[23]
Doctoral student
Timothy Page[20]
Student of
Marilyn J. Ziffrin[24]
Nominated for
Pulitzer Prize for Music[25]
Family name
Thomas[21]
Given name
Augusta[22]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters[17][18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Augusta Read Thomas ar أوغوستا ريد توماس he אוגוסטה ריד תומאס ja オーガスタ・リード・トマス
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
n91047504
GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Augusta Read Thomas in March 2022.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1009667
CiNii Research ID
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CompositionToday composer ID
61
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124768687
Discogs artist ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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KANTO ID
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LiederNet composer ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000251443
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12397036
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007336949705171
National Library of Lithuania ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Prabook ID
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Présence Compositrices composer ID
thomas-augusta-read
RERO ID (legacy)
A027704001
RISM ID
people/51041738
Related category
Category:Compositions by Augusta Read Thomas
SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
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Songkick artist ID
347863
Tabakalera ID
138801
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
10378
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4b7b9ced-9b2f-49ff-a9b0-3ba9f5f9081c

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Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Educated at 3
Northwestern University, Royal Academy of Music, St. Paul's School
Occupation 3
composer, musicologist, music educator
Employer 2
University of Chicago, Northwestern University
Mb:dedication 2
Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Concerto
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Thomas
Given name 1
Augusta
Instance of 1
human
Mb:married 1
Bernard Rands
Nominated for 1
Pulitzer Prize for Music
Place of birth 1
Glen Cove
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Bernard Rands
Spouses 1
Bernard Rands
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Summary

Augusta Read Thomas was born on April 24, 1964[1], in Glen Cove[2]. She has worked as a composer[3], musicologist[4], and music educator[5].

FAQs

Where was Augusta Read Thomas born?

Augusta Read Thomas was born in Glen Cove[2].

Who was Augusta Read Thomas married to?

Augusta Read Thomas's spouses include Bernard Rands[6].

What did Augusta Read Thomas do for work?

Augusta Read Thomas worked as a composer[3], musicologist[4], and music educator[5].

Where did Augusta Read Thomas go to school?

Augusta Read Thomas was educated at Royal Academy of Music[10], Northwestern University[11], Bienen School of Music[12], and St. Paul's School[13].

What awards did Augusta Read Thomas receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], Ernst von Siemens Music Prize[15], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].

Related Entities

Northwestern University Royal Academy of Music United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . evs-musikstiftung.ch. Retrieved . evs-musikstiftung.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . facultyprofiles.hkust.edu.hk. Retrieved . facultyprofiles.hkust.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RISM ID → people/51041738
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  2. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, musicologist, music educator
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: composer, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Augusta
    Spouse → Bernard Rands
    Doctoral student → Timothy Page
    Family name → Thomas
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