John Ward

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John Ward

Summary

John Ward is a human[1]. His place of birth was Canterbury[2]. He was born on January 1, 1571[3]. He died in Essex[4]. He died on January 1, 1638[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Ward's place of birth was Canterbury[2].
  • John Ward died in Essex[4].
  • John Ward was born on January 1, 1571[3].
  • John Ward died on January 1, 1638[5].
  • John Ward held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • John Ward's professions included composer[6].
  • John Ward is recorded as male[9].
  • John Ward's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John Ward is associated with the Baroque music movement[11].
  • John Ward's Commons category is recorded as John Ward (composer)[12].
  • John Ward's family name is recorded as Ward[13].
  • John Ward's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Ward's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[15].
  • John Ward's date of baptism is recorded as 1590[16].

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[17]

  • Country: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1571-05-09[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1638[20]

  • Community tags: to clean up[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5242f4cf-8352-4ff5-9747-6f8de886318c[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Canterbury[2], John Ward… he was born on January 1, 1571[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Ward worked as a composer[6].

Death and Burial

John Ward died on January 1, 1638[5]. He passed away in Essex[4].

Why It Matters

John Ward ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was John Ward born?

John Ward was born in Canterbury[2].

Where did John Ward die?

John Ward passed away in Essex[4].

What did John Ward do for work?

John Ward worked as composer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of death Essex
    Given name John
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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