John J. Becker

American composer of contemporary classical music (1886–1961)
Person human Q1700564
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John J. Becker

Summary

John J. Becker is a human[1]. He was born in Henderson[2]. He was born on January 22, 1886[3]. He died in Wilmette[4]. He died on January 21, 1961[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and pianist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Henderson[2], John J. Becker…
  • John J. Becker died in Wilmette[4].
  • John J. Becker was born on January 22, 1886[3].
  • John J. Becker died on January 21, 1961[5].
  • John J. Becker held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John J. Becker worked as a composer[6].
  • John J. Becker worked as a pianist[7].
  • John J. Becker is recorded as male[10].
  • John J. Becker's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John J. Becker's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[12].
  • John J. Becker's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[13].
  • John J. Becker's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[14].
  • John J. Becker's family name is recorded as Becker[15].
  • John J. Becker's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John J. Becker's instrument is recorded as piano[17].
  • John J. Becker's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[18].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1886-01-22[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1961-01-21[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a05d2dcb-b720-4efe-95ad-663dbd53fcf9[23]

Body

Origins and Family

John J. Becker was born in Henderson[2]. He was born on January 22, 1886[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and pianist[7].

Death and Burial

John J. Becker died on January 21, 1961[5]. He died in Wilmette[4].

Why It Matters

John J. Becker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was John J. Becker born?

John J. Becker's place of birth was Henderson[2].

Where did John J. Becker die?

John J. Becker died in Wilmette[4].

What did John J. Becker do for work?

John J. Becker worked as composer[6] and pianist[7].

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. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument piano
    Place of birth Henderson
    Citizenship
    Wikitree person id Becker-15308
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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