Sister Mary Leo

New Zealand singing coach (1895-1989)
Person human Q7531161
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Summary

Sister Mary Leo was born on April 3, 1895[1], in Devonport[2]. She died on May 5, 1989[3], in Auckland[4]. She worked as a music educator[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[7]
  • Student: Kiri Te Kanawa[8], Ruth Mayo[9], Sally Sloman[10], Donna Awatere Huata[11]
  • Award received: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[13]
  • Sex or gender: female[14]
  • Birth name: Kathleen Agnes Niccol[15]

Why It Matters

Sister Mary Leo has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Sister Mary Leo born?

Sister Mary Leo was born in Devonport[2].

Where did Sister Mary Leo die?

Sister Mary Leo died in Auckland[4].

What did Sister Mary Leo do for work?

Sister Mary Leo worked as a music educator[5].

What awards did Sister Mary Leo receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . nzcatholic.org.nz. Retrieved . nzcatholic.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved . nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kathleen Agnes Niccol'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 10d ago · Python72 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Devonport
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'pl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Place of birth: Devonport"
  3. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Kiri Te Kanawa, Ruth Mayo, Sally Sloman +1
    Instance of → —
    Place of death → Auckland
    Occupation → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Vatican library vcba id: 495/406092, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260994|batch #260994]]"
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