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Don Buchla

American sound synthesist (1937–2016)

Donald Buchla (April 17, 1937 – September 14, 2016) was an American instrument designer and engineer. He was co-inventor of the voltage controlled modular synthesizer along with Robert Moog, the two working independently in the early 1960s.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Don Buchla (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 18, 1937, died Sep 14, 2016.¹

Companies

BuchlaFounder¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedBerklee College of Music³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, inventor.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Buchla⁴

Personal life

BornApr 18, 1937, South Gate⁶
DiedSep 14, 2016, Berkeley⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸

He was survived by his wife, a son, Ezra Buchla who is a musician, daughters Jeannine Serbanich and Erin Buchla, and two grandchildren.

From Wikipedia’s article on Don Buchla (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

Date not recordedGuggenheim Fellowship⁹

Sources

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WikidataDon Buchla on Wikidata
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WikidataDon Buchla: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataDon Buchla: Founded Buchla, on Wikidata
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WikidataDon Buchla: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataDon Buchla: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataDon Buchla: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataDon Buchla: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataBuchla, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsDon Buchla photo by Brandon Daniel from Sunnyvale, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0