Lorraine Sakata

American ethnomusicologist and professor
Person human Q107331657
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Summary

Lorraine Sakata was born on January 12, 1938[1], in Walnut Grove[2]. She has worked as a university teacher[3] and ethnomusicologist[4]. She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Field of work: etnomusicology[7], music of Afghanistan[8]
  • Educated at: University of Washington[9], University of California, Berkeley[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: Robert Garfias[11]
  • Member of: Society for Ethnomusicology[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Doctoral student: Francesca Ferguson[14], Dumisani Maraire[15], Irene Markoff[16], William Noll[17], Philip Schuyler[18]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[19], Master of Arts[20], Bachelor of Arts[21]
  • Family name: Sakata[22]
  • Given name: Hiromi[23], Lorraine[24]
  • Work location: Los Angeles[25], Seattle[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
  • Affiliation: University of Washington School of Music[28]
  • Birth name: Hiromi Lorraine Kato[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[30]
  • Academic appointment: UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture[31]

FAQs

Where was Lorraine Sakata born?

Lorraine Sakata's place of birth was Walnut Grove[2].

What did Lorraine Sakata do for work?

Lorraine Sakata worked as a university teacher[3] and ethnomusicologist[4].

Where did Lorraine Sakata go to school?

Lorraine Sakata was educated at University of Washington[9] and University of California, Berkeley[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . cdn.ymaws.com. Retrieved . cdn.ymaws.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . music.washington.edu. Retrieved . music.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . music.washington.edu. Retrieved . music.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . music.washington.edu. Retrieved . music.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . music.washington.edu. Retrieved . music.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . cdn.ymaws.com. Retrieved . cdn.ymaws.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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