Scott Joplin Born: 24-Nov-1868 Birthplace: Linden, TX Died: 1-Apr-1917 Location of death: New York City [1] Cause of death: Syphilis Remains: Buried, St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, NY
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Musician Nationality: United States Executive summary: The King of Ragtime [1] Manhattan State Hospital, New York City.
Father: Giles Joplin (former slave) Mother: Florence Givins Wife: Belle Hayden (m. 1901, div. 1903) Daughter: (d. 1903 infancy) Wife: Freddie Alexander (m. Jun-1904, d. Sep-1904) Wife: Lottie Stokes (m. 1909)
University: Music theory, George R. Smith College, Sedalia, MO (1894)
Pulitzer Prize for the opera "Treemonisha", 1976 (posthumous) St. Louis Walk of Fame Risk Factors: Syphilis
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #2044 (20 cents, issued 9-Jun-1983)
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