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Edwin Gerschefski

American composer1909 to 1992

Wikidata names Artur Schnabel, David Stanley Smith, Joseph Schillinger, and Richard Donovan as teachers. Linked to Wikidata and VIAF.

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Teachers and mentors4

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Artur Schnabel
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
David Stanley Smith
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Joseph Schillinger
a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Richard Donovan

Education and career4

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1926 to 1931
Yale University
studied
1940 to 1959
Converse University
worked
1959 to 1960
University of New Mexico
worked
1960 to 1980
University of Georgia
worked

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known as: composer, pianist, university teacher

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q68928299,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Edwin Gerschefski: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q68928299},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Edwin Gerschefski: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q68928299