Lucy Kaplansky

American singer-songwriter
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Lucy Kaplansky

Summary

Lucy Kaplansky is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Chicago[2]. She was born on February 16, 1960[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4], composer[5], songwriter[6], and singer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Lucy Kaplansky was born in Chicago[2].
  • Lucy Kaplansky was born on February 16, 1960[3].
  • Lucy Kaplansky was born on February 2, 1960[9].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's father was Irving Kaplansky[10].
  • Lucy Kaplansky held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's professions included singer-songwriter[4].
  • Lucy Kaplansky worked as a composer[5].
  • Lucy Kaplansky worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's professions included singer[7].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's field of work was music composing[12].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's education included a stint at Yeshiva University[13].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's education included a stint at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools[14].
  • Lucy Kaplansky is recorded as female[15].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's genre is traditional folk music[17].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's record label is recorded as Fast Folk[18].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's Commons category is recorded as Lucy Kaplansky[19].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's family name is recorded as Kaplansky[20].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's given name is recorded as Lucy[21].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's official website is recorded as http://www.lucykaplansky.com/[22].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Lucy Kaplansky's start of work period is recorded as 1978[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1960-02-16[28]

  • Genre(s): folk, singer-songwriter[29]

  • Community tags: folk, singer-songwriter[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9781630c-797b-4164-a539-e1e9ac16eae8[31]

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Origins and Family

Lucy Kaplansky's place of birth was Chicago[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 16, 1960[3] and February 2, 1960[9]. Her father was Irving Kaplansky[10].

Education

Educated at Yeshiva University[13], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1886[34], headquartered in New York City[35] and University of Chicago Laboratory Schools[14], a school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1896[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], composer[5], songwriter[6], and singer[7]. Lucy Kaplansky's field of work was music composing[12].

Why It Matters

Lucy Kaplansky ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Lucy Kaplansky born?

Lucy Kaplansky was born in Chicago[2].

Who were Lucy Kaplansky's parents?

Lucy Kaplansky's father was Irving Kaplansky[10].

What did Lucy Kaplansky do for work?

Lucy Kaplansky worked as singer-songwriter[4], composer[5], songwriter[6], and singer[7].

Where did Lucy Kaplansky go to school?

Lucy Kaplansky was educated at Yeshiva University[13] and University of Chicago Laboratory Schools[14].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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