Musician Dictionary

Dame Ethel Smyth

English composer and suffragette (1858–1944) · English composer

DescriptionEnglish composer and suffragette (1858–1944)
Source: Wikidata
Born1858-04-23
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceSidcup Sidcup
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1944-05-08
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathWoking Woking
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Source: Wikidata
Occupationconductor suffragist nurse autobiographer librettist composer women's rights activist suffragette woman conductor writer
Source: Wikidata
Genresopera
Source: Wikidata
Member ofBritish Symphony Orchestra (2) Women's Social and Political Union
Source: Discogs, Wikidata
AwardsHonorary doctor of the University of Oxford honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctor of Durham University
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Dame Ethel Mary Smyth Dame Ethel Smyth Ethel Smyth Ethel Smythe Ethyl Smyth Smyth Smythe

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Identifiers

mbid: 39167298-62b9-4a1c-ac0d-2c203ede6fb3 · wikidata: Q236599 · isni: 0000000108511655 · discogs: 1917262 · spotify: 55kwBWuwvx5vPPvrLlF3hn

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