John Wesley Work, Jr.

Summary

John Wesley Work, Jr. was born on August 6, 1871^[1], in Nashville^[2]. John Wesley Work, Jr. died on September 7, 1925^[3], in Nashville^[4]. John Wesley Work, Jr. worked as a musicologist^[5], songwriter^[6], and folk song collector^[7]. John Wesley Work, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Father: John Wesley Work I^[9]
• Child: John Wesley Work III^[10], Julian Work^[11]
• Country of citizenship: United States^[12]
• Ethnic group: African Americans^[13]
• Employer: Fisk University^[14]
• Educated at: Harvard University^[15], Fisk University^[16]
• Sex or gender: male^[17]
• Commons category: John Wesley Work Jr.^[18]
• Archives at: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library^[19]
• Family name: Work^[20]
• Given name: John^[21], Wesley^[22]
• Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[23]
• Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
• Birth name: John Wesley Work^[25]
• Name in native language: John W. Work^[26], John Wesley Work II^[27]
• Sibling: Frederick J. Work^[28]
• On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora^[29], WikiProject Christian Hymns^[30]
• Copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers^[31]
• Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[32]

Why It Matters

John Wesley Work, Jr. is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

Where was John Wesley Work, Jr. born?

John Wesley Work, Jr. was born in Nashville^[2].

Where did John Wesley Work, Jr. die?

John Wesley Work, Jr. died in Nashville^[4].

Who were John Wesley Work, Jr.'s parents?

John Wesley Work, Jr.'s father was John Wesley Work I^[9].

What did John Wesley Work, Jr. do for work?

John Wesley Work, Jr. worked as a musicologist^[5], songwriter^[6], and folk song collector^[7].

Where did John Wesley Work, Jr. go to school?

John Wesley Work, Jr. was educated at Harvard University^[15] and Fisk University^[16].