# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-primrose
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:32:14.131Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-primrose"
name: "William Primrose"
slug: "william-primrose"
description: "William Primrose was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Primrose Quartet. He performed in various countries around the world as a soloist throughout his career. He also taught at several universities and institutions. He authored several books on viola technique."
tagline: "Scottish violist (1904-1982)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_primrose.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1904-08-23"
deathDate: "1982-05-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump