Pauline Oliveros

American composer and musician (1932–2016)
Person human Q444857
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Pauline Oliveros

Summary

Pauline Oliveros is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Houston[2]. She was born on May 30, 1932[3]. She died in Kingston[4]. She died on November 25, 2016[5]. She worked as a composer[6], music theorist[7], university teacher[8], accordionist[9], and music educator[10]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,004 views/month, #7,097 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Pauline Oliveros was born in Houston[2].
  • Pauline Oliveros died in Kingston[4].
  • Pauline Oliveros was born on May 30, 1932[3].
  • Pauline Oliveros died on November 25, 2016[5].
  • Pauline Oliveros died on November 24, 2016[12].
  • Pauline Oliveros held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Pauline Oliveros worked as a composer[6].
  • Pauline Oliveros's professions included music theorist[7].
  • Pauline Oliveros's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Pauline Oliveros's professions included accordionist[9].
  • Pauline Oliveros worked as a music educator[10].
  • Pauline Oliveros worked as a musician[14].
  • Pauline Oliveros's field of work was electronic dance music[15].
  • Pauline Oliveros's field of work was experimental music[16].
  • Pauline Oliveros's field of work was accordion performance[17].
  • Pauline Oliveros's field of work was electronic music[18].
  • Among Pauline Oliveros's employers was University of California, San Diego[19].
  • Among Pauline Oliveros's employers was Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[20].
  • Pauline Oliveros's education included a stint at University of Houston[21].
  • Pauline Oliveros received the Guggenheim Fellowship[22].
  • Pauline Oliveros is recorded as female[23].
  • Pauline Oliveros's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Pauline Oliveros's genre is electronic music[25].
  • Pauline Oliveros's record label is recorded as Gruenrekorder[26].
  • Pauline Oliveros's Commons category is recorded as Pauline Oliveros[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1932-05-30[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-11-24[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 62c31c9d-d2d9-4b2a-9549-4be129e9559a[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Pauline Oliveros's place of birth was Houston[2]. She was born on May 30, 1932[3].

Education

Pauline Oliveros's education included a stint at University of Houston[21]. She studied under Seymour Shifrin[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], music theorist[7], university teacher[8], accordionist[9], music educator[10], and musician[14]. Fields of work include electronic dance music[15], a music genre[34], founded in 1977[35]; experimental music[16], a music genre[36], founded in 1960[37]; accordion performance[17]; and electronic music[18], a music genre[38], founded in 1920[39]. Employers include University of California, San Diego[19], a public university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1960[42], headquartered in San Diego[43] and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[20], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1824[46], headquartered in Troy[47].

Recognition

Pauline Oliveros received the Guggenheim Fellowship[22].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 25, 2016[5] and November 24, 2016[12]. Pauline Oliveros died in Kingston[4].

Why It Matters

Pauline Oliveros ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,004 views/month, #7,097 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Pauline Oliveros born?

Born in Houston[2], Pauline Oliveros…

Where did Pauline Oliveros die?

Pauline Oliveros passed away in Kingston[4].

What did Pauline Oliveros do for work?

Pauline Oliveros worked as composer[6], music theorist[7], university teacher[8], accordionist[9], and music educator[10].

Where did Pauline Oliveros go to school?

Pauline Oliveros was educated at University of Houston[21].

What awards did Pauline Oliveros receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[22].

References

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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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] ↑ . 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. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Harp · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pseudonym → Pinchus Olinsky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P742]]: Pinchus Olinsky, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789718952100"
  2. 4w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Groninger Museum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q1542668]], groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c5a6d992c4b|details]])"
  3. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0665-F024-EA79-BE7A-110F
    Harper's tag → pauline-oliveros
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: pauline-oliveros, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289954095|pauline oliveros (#289954095)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  4. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Pauline_Oliveros
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: People/Pauline_Oliveros, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, music theorist, university teacher +3
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q36834]], см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → documenta 8, documenta 14, Tabakalera
    Given name → Pauline
    Field of work → electronic dance music, experimental music, accordion performance +1
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject New York Public Library
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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