Francy Boland

Belgian musician (1929–2005)
Person human Q706775
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Francy Boland

Summary

Francy Boland is a human[1]. He was born in Namur[2]. He was born on November 6, 1929[3]. He died in Geneva[4]. He died on August 13, 2005[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], and bandleader[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Namur[2], Francy Boland…
  • Francy Boland died in Geneva[4].
  • Francy Boland was born on November 6, 1929[3].
  • Francy Boland died on August 13, 2005[5].
  • Francy Boland died on August 12, 2005[11].
  • Francy Boland held citizenship in Belgium[12].
  • French was Francy Boland's native language[13].
  • Francy Boland worked as a composer[6].
  • Francy Boland's professions included pianist[7].
  • Francy Boland worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Francy Boland worked as a bandleader[9].
  • Francy Boland is recorded as male[14].
  • Francy Boland's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Francy Boland's genre is jazz[16].
  • Francy Boland's genre is big band[17].
  • Francy Boland's record label is recorded as Black Lion Records[18].
  • Francy Boland's record label is recorded as MPS Records[19].
  • Francy Boland's Commons category is recorded as Francy Boland[20].
  • Francy Boland's family name is recorded as Boland[21].
  • Francy Boland's instrument is recorded as piano[22].
  • Francy Boland's instrument is recorded as musical keyboard[23].
  • Francy Boland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: BE[26]

  • Began / founded: 1929-11-06[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-08-14[28]

  • Genre(s): jazz[29]

  • Community tags: jazz[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ad4043b2-2a97-441f-8486-2fabbf5a6db4[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Francy Boland's place of birth was Namur[2]. He was born on November 6, 1929[3]. French was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], and bandleader[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 13, 2005[5] and August 12, 2005[11]. Francy Boland passed away in Geneva[4].

Why It Matters

Francy Boland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Francy Boland born?

Francy Boland was born in Namur[2].

Where did Francy Boland die?

Francy Boland passed away in Geneva[4].

What did Francy Boland do for work?

Francy Boland worked as composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], and bandleader[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . jazzinbelgium.org. jazzinbelgium.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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