Christopher Small

New Zealand musicologist (1927–2011)
Person human Q1086970
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Christopher Small

Summary

Christopher Small is a human[1]. His place of birth was Palmerston North[2]. He was born on March 17, 1927[3]. He died in Sitges[4]. He died on September 7, 2011[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musician[7], writer[8], university teacher[9], and ethnomusicologist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Christopher Small's place of birth was Palmerston North[2].
  • Christopher Small passed away in Sitges[4].
  • Christopher Small was born on March 17, 1927[3].
  • Christopher Small was born on March 25, 1927[12].
  • Christopher Small died on September 7, 2011[5].
  • Christopher Small held citizenship in New Zealand[13].
  • Christopher Small worked as a composer[6].
  • Christopher Small worked as a musician[7].
  • Christopher Small's professions included writer[8].
  • Christopher Small's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Christopher Small worked as an ethnomusicologist[10].
  • Christopher Small's professions included sociomusicologist[14].
  • Christopher Small was educated at University of Otago[15].
  • Christopher Small's education included a stint at Victoria University of Wellington[16].
  • Christopher Small is recorded as male[17].
  • Christopher Small's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Christopher Small's family name is recorded as Small[19].
  • Christopher Small's given name is recorded as Christopher[20].
  • Christopher Small's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

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[22]

  • Country: NZ[23]

  • Began / founded: 1927-03-17[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-09-07[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5cd50d89-d4fb-40af-9ed7-c2fd80e69657[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Palmerston North[2], Christopher Small… Recorded date of birth include March 17, 1927[3] and March 25, 1927[12].

Education

Educated at University of Otago[15], a public university[27], in New Zealand[28], founded in 1869[29], headquartered in Dunedin[30] and Victoria University of Wellington[16], a public university[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1897[33], headquartered in Wellington[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musician[7], writer[8], university teacher[9], ethnomusicologist[10], and sociomusicologist[14].

Death and Burial

Christopher Small died on September 7, 2011[5]. He died in Sitges[4].

Why It Matters

Christopher Small ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Christopher Small born?

Born in Palmerston North[2], Christopher Small…

Where did Christopher Small die?

Christopher Small passed away in Sitges[4].

What did Christopher Small do for work?

Christopher Small worked as composer[6], musician[7], writer[8], university teacher[9], and ethnomusicologist[10].

Where did Christopher Small go to school?

Christopher Small was educated at University of Otago[15] and Victoria University of Wellington[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation composer, musician, writer +3
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