John Dowland

Summary

John Dowland is a human^[1]. Born in London^[2], he… he was born on January 2, 1563^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on February 1626^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], lutenist^[7], songwriter^[8], and singer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (836 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• John Dowland was born in London^[2].
• John Dowland passed away in London^[4].
• John Dowland was born on January 2, 1563^[3].
• John Dowland died on February 1626^[5].
• Burial took place at Blackfriars^[11].
• A child of John Dowland was Robert Dowland^[12].
• John Dowland held citizenship in Kingdom of England^[13].
• John Dowland worked as a composer^[6].
• John Dowland worked as a lutenist^[7].
• John Dowland's professions included songwriter^[8].
• John Dowland worked as a singer^[9].
• John Dowland's education included a stint at Christ Church^[14].
• John Dowland's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[15].
• John Dowland is recorded as male^[16].
• John Dowland's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• John Dowland is associated with the Baroque music movement^[18].
• John Dowland's genre is classical music^[19].
• John Dowland's Commons category is recorded as John Dowland^[20].
• John Dowland's family name is recorded as Dowland^[21].
• John Dowland's given name is recorded as John^[22].
• John Dowland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John Dowland^[23].
• John Dowland's instrument is recorded as lute^[24].
• John Dowland's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[25].
• John Dowland's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• John Dowland's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1563-01-02^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1626-02^[31]

• Genre(s): baroque, classical, renaissance^[32]

• Community tags: baroque, classical, composer, lute, renaissance^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7c6ef060-fe44-4c66-ae6d-a86791abaf09^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

John Dowland's place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on January 2, 1563^[3].

Education

John Dowland was educated at Christ Church^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], lutenist^[7], songwriter^[8], and singer^[9].

Personal Life

A child of John Dowland was Robert Dowland^[12]. His religion is recorded as Catholicism^[15].

Death and Burial

John Dowland died on February 1626^[5]. He passed away in London^[4]. He is buried at Blackfriars^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Dowland include Dowland^[35], an impact crater^[36].

Why It Matters

John Dowland ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (836 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include Dowland^[35], an impact crater^[36].

FAQs

Where was John Dowland born?

John Dowland was born in London^[2].

Where did John Dowland die?

John Dowland passed away in London^[4].

What did John Dowland do for work?

John Dowland worked as composer^[6], lutenist^[7], songwriter^[8], and singer^[9].

Where did John Dowland go to school?

John Dowland was educated at Christ Church^[14].