Henry Willis

British organ builder (1821-1901)
Person human Q326432
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Summary

Henry Willis was born on April 27, 1821[1], in London[2]. He died on February 11, 1901[3], in London[4]. He worked as an organ builder[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Highgate Cemetery[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: Henry Willis[10]
  • Family name: Willis[11]
  • Given name: Henry[12]
  • Instrument: organ[13]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]

FAQs

Where was Henry Willis born?

Henry Willis was born in London[2].

Where did Henry Willis die?

Henry Willis died in London[4].

What did Henry Willis do for work?

Henry Willis worked as an organ builder[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'it', 'simple']
    Snarc id → Tamarix gallica
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Willis
    Instrument → organ
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Instance of → human
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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