Samuel Charters

American music historian and musician (1929-2015)
Person human Q1584951
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Summary

Samuel Charters was born on August 1, 1929[1], in Pittsburgh[2]. He died on March 18, 2015[3], in Stockholm[4]. He worked as a musicologist[5], novelist[6], music historian[7], non-fiction writer[8], and record producer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Occupation: composer[12], music journalist[13], musician[14], writer[15], poet[16]
  • Field of work: jazz[17]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[18], University of California, Berkeley[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Given name: Samuel[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]

Why It Matters

Samuel Charters has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Charters born?

Samuel Charters's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2].

Where did Samuel Charters die?

Samuel Charters died in Stockholm[4].

What did Samuel Charters do for work?

Samuel Charters worked as a musicologist[5], novelist[6], music historian[7], non-fiction writer[8], and record producer[9].

Where did Samuel Charters go to school?

Samuel Charters was educated at Harvard University[18] and University of California, Berkeley[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'sv']
    Harper's tag → samuel-barclay-charters
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: samuel-barclay-charters, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289957665|samuel barclay charters (#289957665)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → musicologist, novelist, music historian +7
    Sex or gender → male
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31724|batch #31724]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (18)"
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