Wesley LaViolette

American musician (1894–1978)
Person human Q738316

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 4, 1894
Date of death
July 29, 1978
Place of birth
St. James
Place of death
Escondido
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Employer
University of Southern California, DePaul University, Los Angeles Conservatory of Music[10][11][12]
Given name
Wesley[17]
P14750
43F2-ED0B-EB4E-7638-7285[19]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
6964216
Library of Congress authority ID
no93019103
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1009853
FAST ID
327571
Freebase ID
/m/0h1dg2v
Grove Music Online ID
46148
Harper's tag
wesley-la-violette
IMDb ID
nm0479176
Kinobox person ID
978251
Musicalics composer ID
485440
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NUKAT ID
n2011241077
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000554658
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007287889205171
National Virtual Library of India ID
124494
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
327512431
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
12500
Open Library ID
OL2277498A
Prabook ID
1743140
SNAC ARK ID
w6z03n1z
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Born in St. James[1], he… he was born on January 4, 1894[2]. He died in Escondido[3]. He died on July 29, 1978[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], conductor[7], and musicographer[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include University of Southern California[10], a private university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1880[22], headquartered in Los Angeles[23]; DePaul University[11], a university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1898[26], headquartered in Chicago[27]; and Los Angeles Conservatory of Music[12]. Notable students include George Perle[14], a composer[28], 1915–2009[29], of United States[30], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[31], specialised in music[32] and Florence Price[15], a composer[33], 1887–1953[34], of United States[35], awarded the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame[36].

FAQs

Where was Wesley LaViolette born?

Born in St. James[1].

Where did Wesley LaViolette die?

Wesley LaViolette passed away in Escondido[3].

What did Wesley LaViolette do for work?

Wesley LaViolette worked as composer[5], music educator[6], conductor[7], and musicographer[8].

Where did Wesley LaViolette go to school?

Wesley LaViolette was educated at Northwestern University[13].

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  1. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → George Perle, Florence Price
    Place of death → Escondido
    Given name → Wesley
    Country of citizenship → United States
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