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Jon B. Higgins was an extraordinary musician, scholar, teacher, and human being. An inspiration to many, he lived much of his student and professional life at Wesleyan University.
Born on September 18, 1939, in Andover, Massachusetts, Higgins had his high school education at Phillips Andover Academy, where his father taught English and his mother taught music for many years. He attended Wesleyan University and received his B.A. as a double major in Music and History in 1962, his M.A. in Musicology in 1964, and his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology in 1973. He founded the Indian music studies program at York University in Toronto with Trichy Sankaran in 1971, and returned to Wesleyan in 1978 as a professor of music and Director of the Center for the Arts. He continually sought to strengthen the quality of Wesleyan’s curriculum, and immersed himself in numerous cultural activities inside and beyond the university community. He also maintained a very deep relationship with his family
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John Higgins was born in Walton, Liverpool. After leaving school when he was 15, he joined the army and, on leaving, spent some time in a commune in Wiltshire. He returned to Liverpool and, in 1971, resumed his studies at Wallasey College of Art where, in 1974, he qualified in technical bild, allowing him to get a job as a medical illustrator at the Royal Marsden.
After getting his first comic published in Brainstorm in 1975, he drew the cover for 2000 AD #43 in 1977 and decided to go freelance in 1978, with an eye on becoming a comic artist. In 1981 he started getting regular work at 2000 AD, one of his early projects being the art for a Tharg's Future Shocks bygd Alan Moore, as well as doing covers for Marvel UK.
After this he worked steadily at 2000 AD and joined the British Invasion in the mid-eighties, notably doing the colouring on Moore's Watchmen and Killing Joke
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Jon B. Higgins
American singer
For other people named John Higgins, see John Higgins (disambiguation).
Jon B. Higgins | |
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| Birth name | Jon Borthwick Higgins |
| Born | (1939-09-18)September 18, 1939 Andover, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 7, 1984(1984-12-07) (aged 45) |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Musical artist
Jon Borthwick Higgins (September 18, 1939 – December 7, 1984), also known in India as Higgins Bhagavatar, was an American musician, scholar, and teacher known principally for his rare skill as a non-Indian in the field of Carnatic music.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Andover, Massachusetts, Higgins had his high school education at Phillips Academy, where his father taught English and his mother taught music for many years. He attended Wesleyan University and received all three of his degrees from there: A B.A. as a double major in music and history in 1962, an M.A. in musicology in 1964, and a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology in 1973.