Scott Joplin

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1917
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1895
gptkbp:awardReceived Pulitzer Prize (posthumously, 1976)
gptkbp:birthDate 1868-11-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Texarkana,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Michael's_Cemetery,_East_Elmhurst,_New_York
gptkbp:causeOfDeath syphilis
gptkbp:deathDate 1917-04-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:education self-taught
studied with Julius Weiss
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre classical influences
ragtime
syncopation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scott Joplin
gptkbp:influenced American popular music
ragtime music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:King_of_Ragtime
revival of ragtime in the 1970s
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Elite_Syncopations
gptkb:Maple_Leaf_Rag
gptkb:Peacherine_Rag
gptkb:Pine_Apple_Rag
gptkb:Solace
gptkb:The_Cascades
gptkb:The_Easy_Winners
gptkb:The_Entertainer
gptkb:The_Ragtime_Dance
gptkb:Treemonisha
gptkbp:occupation composer
pianist
gptkbp:parent Florence Givens
Giles Joplin
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:John_Stark_&_Son
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkb:Sedalia,_Missouri
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Belle_Jones
gptkb:Freddie_Alexander
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Scott_Joplin_(film,_1977)
gptkb:The_Sting_(film,_1973)
numerous biographies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1904_World's_Fair
gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4