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John Dowland

English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer (1563–1626)
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Summary

John Dowland was born on January 2, 1563[1], in London[2]. He died on February 1626[3] in London[4]. He worked as a composer[5], lutenist[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,378 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: February 20, 1626[10]
  • Place of burial: Blackfriars[11]
  • Child: Robert Dowland[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[13]
  • Educated at: Christ Church[14]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Movement: Baroque music[17]
  • Genre: classical music[18]
  • Commons category: John Dowland[19]
  • Family name: Dowland[20]
  • Given name: John[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:John Dowland[22]
  • Instrument: lute[23]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Riemann's Music Dictionary[26], A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[27], Otto's encyclopedia[28], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Name in native language: John Dowland[31]
  • Start of work period: 1592[32]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for John Dowland include Dowland[33], an impact crater[34].

Why It Matters

John Dowland has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for him include Dowland[33], an impact crater[34].

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 a composer[5], lutenist[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8].

Where did John Dowland go to school?

John Dowland was educated at Christ Church[14].

Related Entities

Kingdom of England London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . theaterencyclopedie.nl. theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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