Person in history
Claire van Kampen
Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (born 1953)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2025 · January 18
Their story
Who they were
Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (born 1953)
Early life
Early life and education Van Kampen was born in Marylebone , [ 1 ] London on 3 November 1953, the only child of the businessman Paul van Kampen and his wife Ruth (née Relph), and grew up in Muswell Hill . [ 2 ] As her father died when she was age 12, her mother worked as a secretary to afford piano lessons for Claire, who started teaching others from age 14. [ 3 ] As a girl, she met David Munrow ,
Why this date
Claire van Kampen appears on our January 18 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Claire van Kampen
When did Claire van Kampen die?
January 18 2025.
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