James Calkin

English organist and music teacher
Person human Q18529793
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Summary

James Calkin was born on January 17, 1786[1], in London[2]. He died on January 17, 1862[3], in London[4]. He worked as an organist[5], music educator[6], violinist[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 19, 1786[10]
  • Date of death: January 18, 1862[11]
  • Child: John Baptiste Calkin[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[13], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Family name: Calkin[16]
  • Given name: James[17]
  • Student of: William Crotch[18]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]

FAQs

Where was James Calkin born?

James Calkin's place of birth was London[2].

Where did James Calkin die?

James Calkin passed away in London[4].

What did James Calkin do for work?

James Calkin worked as an organist[5], music educator[6], violinist[7], and composer[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en']
    Date of death → +1862-01-17T00:00:00Z, +1862-01-18T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 3
    Date of birth → +1786-01-17T00:00:00Z, +1786-09-19T00:00:00Z
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57228|batch #57228]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 10w 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. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → organist, music educator, violinist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1034862359
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02075494
    Child → John Baptiste Calkin
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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