December 29, 1986
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: theaterencyclopedie.nl
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985)
Roger Sessions has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists December 28, 1896 in Brooklyn, United States.
Born
December 28, 1896
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: March 16, 1985
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, United States
- Professions
- musicologist, university teacher, music critic, musician, composer, music teacher, music theorist, classical composer, pianist
- Citizenship
- United States
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: December 28, 1896 (BnF authorities; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Integrated Authority File; SNAC; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) or December 29, 1986 (theaterencyclopedie.nl).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- BnF authorities
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Integrated Authority File
- SNAC
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Roger Sessions born?
Roger Sessions was born in Brooklyn, United States.
When did Roger Sessions die?
Roger Sessions died on March 16, 1985.