John Wilbye

English composer
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John Wilbye

Summary

John Wilbye is a human[1]. His place of birth was Diss[2]. He was born on March 7, 1574[3]. He died in Colchester[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 (26 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Diss[2], John Wilbye…
  • John Wilbye passed away in Colchester[4].
  • John Wilbye was born on March 7, 1574[3].
  • John Wilbye died on January 1, 1638[5].
  • Burial took place at Colchester[8].
  • John Wilbye held citizenship in Kingdom of England[9].
  • John Wilbye's professions included composer[6].
  • John Wilbye's field of work was music[10].
  • John Wilbye is recorded as male[11].
  • John Wilbye's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Wilbye is associated with the Baroque music movement[13].
  • John Wilbye's Commons category is recorded as John Wilbye[14].
  • John Wilbye's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Wilbye's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16].
  • John Wilbye's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[17].
  • John Wilbye's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • John Wilbye's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[19].
  • John Wilbye's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Wilbye's start of work period is recorded as 1598[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: GB[23]

  • Began / founded: 1574-03-07[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1638[25]

  • Genre(s): baroque pop, classical, renaissance[26]

  • Community tags: baroque pop, classical, composer, renaissance[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f04b1bdd-d3cf-49d0-a860-f6c8554eac25[28]

Body

Origins and Family

John Wilbye's place of birth was Diss[2]. He was born on March 7, 1574[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Wilbye's professions included composer[6]. His field of work was music[10].

Death and Burial

John Wilbye died on January 1, 1638[5]. He died in Colchester[4]. He is buried at Colchester[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Wilbye include Mount Wilbye[29], a mountain[30].

Why It Matters

John Wilbye ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for him include Mount Wilbye[29], a mountain[30].

FAQs

Where was John Wilbye born?

Born in Diss[2], John Wilbye…

Where did John Wilbye die?

John Wilbye passed away in Colchester[4].

What did John Wilbye do for work?

John Wilbye worked as composer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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