Mark Elder

British conductor
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Mark Elder

Summary

Mark Elder is a human[1]. He was born in Hexham[2]. He was born on June 2, 1947[3]. He worked as a conductor[4] and music director[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mark Elder's place of birth was Hexham[2].
  • Mark Elder was born on June 2, 1947[3].
  • Mark Elder held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Mark Elder worked as a conductor[4].
  • Mark Elder worked as a music director[5].
  • Mark Elder was educated at Corpus Christi College[8].
  • Mark Elder was educated at Bryanston School[9].
  • Mark Elder received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Mark Elder received the Knight Bachelor[11].
  • Mark Elder received the honorary doctorate[12].
  • Mark Elder is recorded as male[13].
  • Mark Elder's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Mark Elder's genre is classical music[15].
  • Mark Elder's Commons category is recorded as Mark Elder[16].
  • Mark Elder's family name is recorded as Elder[17].
  • Mark Elder's given name is recorded as Mark[18].
  • Mark Elder's instrument is recorded as bassoon[19].
  • Mark Elder's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[20].
  • Mark Elder's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Mark Elder's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[22].

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[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1947-06-02[25]

  • Genre(s): classical[26]

  • Community tags: british conductor, classical, conductor[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dc118653-9add-4ad6-8659-b5b32e9746b2[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Mark Elder was born in Hexham[2]. He was born on June 2, 1947[3].

Education

Educated at Corpus Christi College[8], a college of the University of Cambridge[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1352[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32] and Bryanston School[9], an independent school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1928[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4] and music director[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10], a grade of an order[36], in United Kingdom[37]; Knight Bachelor[11], a title of honor[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1300[40]; and honorary doctorate[12], a title of honor[41].

Why It Matters

Mark Elder ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Mark Elder born?

Mark Elder's place of birth was Hexham[2].

What did Mark Elder do for work?

Mark Elder worked as conductor[4] and music director[5].

Where did Mark Elder go to school?

Mark Elder was educated at Corpus Christi College[8] and Bryanston School[9].

What awards did Mark Elder receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10], Knight Bachelor[11], and honorary doctorate[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation conductor, music director
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  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation
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    Cantic id 981061503972806706
    Award received Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor, honorary doctorate
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