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Charles Avison

English composer
Person Human Q1063634
Charles Avison
attributed to Francis Lindo (1714-1767) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 1709
Date of death
May 10, 1770
Place of birth
Newcastle upon Tyne
Place of death
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[11]
Occupation
composer, music critic, musicographer, organist, music educator, conductor[12]
Cause of death
hypothermia[15]
Student of
Francesco Geminiani[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Date of baptism
February 16, 1709[24]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Riemann's Music Dictionary[20][21]
Family name
Avison[16]
Given name
Charles[17]
Instrument
organ[19]
Movement
Baroque music[14]
Name in kana
チャールズ・アヴィソン[25]
Name in native language
Charles Avison[23]
Place of burial
St Andrew Churchyard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne[10]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Avison el Τσαρλς Έιβισον fr Avison ja チャールズ・エイヴィソン ko 찰스 애비슨 ru Ависон Чарльз ru Чарльз Ависон ru Чарльз Эвисон ru Эвисон Чарльз uk Чарльз Ейвісон zh 查尔斯·阿维森
🔖 Identifiers · 83
ISNI
0000000109094806
VIAF cluster ID
64190889
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82003133
GND ID
124616836
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001216179
BBC Things ID
f8c83152-e69e-43d1-91e8-8723979c2b82
BIBSYS ID
3076405
Bach digital person ID
00005954
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13890992s
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
8242
British Book Trade Index ID
125129
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01373264
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CONOR.SI ID
118450787
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10221113
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1028860
CiNii Research ID
1140563741627987072
Classical Archives composer ID
2105
DBC author ID
87097990109049
DDB person (GND) ID
124616836
Deezer artist ID
1639982
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124616836
Discogs artist ID
1548879
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Charles-Avison
Europeana entity
agent/base/158824
FAST ID
1727102
FactGrid item ID
Kahone
Find a Grave memorial ID
21517635
Freebase ID
/m/08qmkr
GTAA ID
260765
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
10673
Grove Music Online ID
01598
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
4860
Hymnary author ID
Avison_Charles
Hyperion Records person ID
C28
IMSLP ID
Category:Avison,_Charles
IdRef ID
090411048
J9U entity ID
987007273590605171
KANTO ID
000206646
KBR person ID
14418204
Libraries Australia ID
35423059
Libris-URI
pm1344673np2746
MGG Online ID
592257
MuseScore artist ID
1133
MusicBrainz artist ID
979b9f89-0fc5-42bf-8dc9-f0b7ea1adfe0
Musicalics composer ID
78356
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000000236
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09779872
NDL Authority ID
01066084
NL CR AUT ID
xx0016080
NLA Trove people ID
947313
NSK (VIAF) ID
000415033
NSK ID
981005788585009366
NUKAT ID
n2009108598
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001151206
National Library of Latvia ID
000066929
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Cnq4;=B2
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810665485205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX860748
National Library of Wales Authority ID
avison-charles-1709-1770
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07252278X
Obálky knih ID
xx0016080
Open Library ID
OL2419300A, OL4364526A
Open Plaques subject ID
9517
OpenMLOL author ID
49983
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
925
RERO ID (legacy)
A002954039
RILM ID
8794
RISM ID
people/30006517
SBN author ID
UFIV114171
SELIBR ID
214177
SNAC ARK ID
w6738bkt
SNARC ID
Bernhardus Varenius
SVKKL authority ID
0286608-Avison-Charles-17101770
Shakeosphere person ID
25973
Songkick artist ID
367228
Spotify artist ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
621
Treccani ID
charles-avison
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10255986
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/125139
WikiTree person ID
Avison-25
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjt9wfyxYFtQfTxrvmmVC
Yale LUX ID
person/7f798d98-507e-4e30-a52c-44751b2e7c03

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
composer, organist, music critic, music educator
Cause of death 1
hypothermia
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
Employees / affiliates 1
William Herschel
FactGrid item ID 1
Kahone
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
organ
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:teacher 1
William Shield
Movement 1
Baroque music
Place of birth 1
Newcastle upon Tyne
Place of death 1
Newcastle upon Tyne
SNARC ID 1
Bernhardus Varenius
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Francesco Geminiani
Students 1
William Shield
Teachers 1
Francesco Geminiani
Writing language 1
English
← Mb:named after artist 1
Avison Ensemble
← Mb:teacher 1
Francesco Geminiani
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Summary

Charles Avison was born in February 1709[1] in Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. He died on May 10, 1770[3], in Newcastle upon Tyne[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music critic[6], musicographer[7], organist[8], and music educator[9].

FAQs

Where was Charles Avison born?

Charles Avison was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2].

Where did Charles Avison die?

Charles Avison passed away in Newcastle upon Tyne[4].

What did Charles Avison do for work?

Charles Avison worked as a composer[5], music critic[6], musicographer[7], organist[8], and music educator[9].

Related Entities

Francesco Geminiani Kingdom of Great Britain William Herschel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . muse.jhu.edu. muse.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1639982
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63225: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part2.: im"
  2. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0286608-Avison-Charles-17101770
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0286608-Avison-Charles-17101770, batch #259473"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Newcastle upon Tyne
    Writing language → English
    Student of → Francesco Geminiani
    Family name → Avison
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31699: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
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