Brian Boydell

Irish composer (1917-2000)
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Brian Boydell

Summary

Brian Boydell is a human[1]. He was born on March 17, 1917[2]. He died on November 8, 2000[3]. He worked as a conductor[4], musicologist[5], and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Brian Boydell was born on March 17, 1917[2].
  • Brian Boydell died on November 8, 2000[3].
  • Brian Boydell held citizenship in Ireland[8].
  • Brian Boydell's professions included conductor[4].
  • Brian Boydell worked as a musicologist[5].
  • Brian Boydell worked as a composer[6].
  • Brian Boydell's education included a stint at Clare College[9].
  • Brian Boydell was educated at Dragon School[10].
  • Brian Boydell's education included a stint at Rugby School[11].
  • Brian Boydell's education included a stint at Royal College of Music[12].
  • Brian Boydell was a member of Aosdána[13].
  • Brian Boydell is recorded as male[14].
  • Brian Boydell's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Brian Boydell's family name is recorded as Boydell[16].
  • Brian Boydell's given name is recorded as Brian[17].
  • Brian Boydell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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[19]

  • Country: IE[20]

  • Began / founded: 1917-03-17[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2000-11-07[22]

  • Genre(s): classical[23]

  • Community tags: classical, composer[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4952e73c-4dce-4b8d-b3ef-c70008252d42[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Boydell was born on March 17, 1917[2].

Education

Educated at Clare College[9], a college of the University of Cambridge[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1326[28]; Dragon School[10], an independent school[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1877[31], headquartered in Oxford[32]; Rugby School[11], a public school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1567[35], headquartered in Rugby[36]; and Royal College of Music[12], a conservatory[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1882[39], headquartered in London[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4], musicologist[5], and composer[6].

Death and Burial

Brian Boydell died on November 8, 2000[3].

Why It Matters

Brian Boydell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Brian Boydell do for work?

Brian Boydell worked as conductor[4], musicologist[5], and composer[6].

Where did Brian Boydell go to school?

Brian Boydell was educated at Clare College[9], Dragon School[10], Rugby School[11], and Royal College of Music[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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