Earl Wild

American musician (1915–2010)
Person human Q963059
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Earl Wild

Summary

Earl Wild is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on November 26, 1915[3]. He died in Palm Springs[4]. He died on January 23, 2010[5]. He worked as a classical pianist[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz pianist[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Earl Wild's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2].
  • Earl Wild died in Palm Springs[4].
  • Earl Wild was born on November 26, 1915[3].
  • Earl Wild died on January 23, 2010[5].
  • Earl Wild held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Earl Wild's professions included classical pianist[6].
  • Earl Wild's professions included composer[7].
  • Earl Wild's professions included conductor[8].
  • Earl Wild's professions included jazz pianist[9].
  • Earl Wild worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Earl Wild worked as a music educator[13].
  • Earl Wild was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[14].
  • Among Earl Wild's employers was Juilliard School[15].
  • Earl Wild was employed by Manhattan School of Music[16].
  • Earl Wild was employed by Ohio State University[17].
  • Earl Wild was employed by Eastman School of Music[18].
  • Earl Wild's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[19].
  • Earl Wild's religion is recorded as atheism[20].
  • Earl Wild is recorded as male[21].
  • Earl Wild's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Earl Wild's genre is classical music[23].
  • Earl Wild's record label is recorded as RCA Records[24].
  • Earl Wild's archives at is recorded as University of Maryland Libraries[25].
  • The cause of death was heart failure[26].
  • Earl Wild's family name is recorded as Wild[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1915-11-26[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-01-23[31]

  • Genre(s): classical[32]

  • Community tags: american pianist, classical, pianist, piano[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 30e360cb-01ca-48da-90f6-0d0a00b7c263[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Pittsburgh[2], Earl Wild… he was born on November 26, 1915[3].

Education

Earl Wild was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[19]. He studied under Egon Petri[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include classical pianist[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz pianist[9], university teacher[10], and music educator[13]. Employers include Carnegie Mellon University[14], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1900[38], headquartered in Pittsburgh[39]; Juilliard School[15], a conservatory[40], in United States[41], founded in 1905[42], headquartered in New York City[43]; Manhattan School of Music[16], a conservatory[44], in United States[45], founded in 1917[46]; Ohio State University[17], a public research university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1870[49], headquartered in Columbus[50]; and Eastman School of Music[18], a conservatory[51], in United States[52], founded in 1921[53].

Personal Life

Earl Wild's religion is recorded as atheism[20].

Death and Burial

Earl Wild died on January 23, 2010[5]. He died in Palm Springs[4]. The cause of death was heart failure[26].

Why It Matters

Earl Wild ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

Where was Earl Wild born?

Born in Pittsburgh[2], Earl Wild…

Where did Earl Wild die?

Earl Wild passed away in Palm Springs[4].

What did Earl Wild do for work?

Earl Wild worked as classical pianist[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz pianist[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Earl Wild go to school?

Earl Wild was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[19].

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. [21] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [53] . 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. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Earl Wild. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/earl-wild
MLA “Earl Wild.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/earl-wild.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_earl-wild_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Earl Wild}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/earl-wild}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Earl Wild — https://4ort.xyz/entity/earl-wild (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/earl-wild · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag earl-wild
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: earl-wild, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932827|earl wild (#289932827)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 832F-6AF9-9A03-1190-F45F
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  3. 14w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id p0084118-Wild-Earl-19152010
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: p0084118-Wild-Earl-19152010, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259499|batch #259499]]"
  4. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source BEIC Digital Library
    Instance of human
    Instance of
    Record label RCA Records
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.