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Philip Gossett
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Philip Gossett (1941–2017) was an American musicologist, editor, pianist, and historian. Born in New York City, he was educated at Amherst College, Princeton University, and the Juilliard School. He served as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Gossett worked at the University of Chicago and specialized in the works of Giuseppe Verdi and Gioachino Rossini.
His notable publications include *Le sinfonie di Rossini*, *The operas of Rossini*, *Semiramide*, and *Verdi*. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Fulbright Scholarship during his career. Gossett died in Chicago. He spoke English and played the piano.
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Philip Gossett is indexed among the 9,870 entries in Vinony's American Academy of Arts & Sciences collection.
Within Vinony's link graph, Philip Gossett is referenced by 119 other articles, and connects out to Fulbright Scholarship, Chicago and Milan.
It sits within the topics 1941 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century American male writers.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Le sinfonie di Rossini
- The operas of Rossini
- Semiramide
- Verdi
- Rossini
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1941
- Active to
- 2017
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Philip
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Amherst College
- Employer
- University of Chicago
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Philip Gossett 2013.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1941-09-27
- date of death
- 2017-06-13
- interested in
- Gioachino Rossini
- name in native language
- Philip Gossett
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
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