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Stephen Foster

American songwriter (1826-1864)
Person human Q305202
Stephen Foster
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Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
July 4, 1826, 1826[10]
Date of death
January 13, 1864, 1864[11]
Place of birth
Lawrenceville
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[17]
Occupation
songwriter, composer, poet, lyricist, chansonnier, singer-songwriter, writer, musician, singer[19][20][21][22]
Field of work
singing, music composing, composed musical work, music composition[23][24][25][26]
Educated at
Washington & Jefferson College[27]
Notable work
Oh! Susanna, Old Folks at Home, Old Black Joe[28][29][30]
Father
William B. Foster[13]
Mother
Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster[14]
Spouse
Jane McDowell Foster Wiley[15]
Child
Marion Foster[16]
Sibling
Morrison Foster, Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[39]
Birth name
Stephen Collins Foster[40]
Copyright representative
public domain
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work[36][37][38]
Different from
Stephen Foster
Family name
Foster[32]
Given name
Stephen, Collins[33][34]
Show all 32 facts +8
Manner of death
accidental death[35]
Name in native language
Stephen Foster[41]
Native language
English[18]
P14536
401283
P14750
AF03-6639-79D3-F33A-CE66
Place of burial
Allegheny Cemetery[12]
Start of work period
1844
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Stephen Foster en Stephen C. Foster en Stephen Collins Foster ar ستيفن فوستر cs Stephen Collins Foster cs Steven Foster cs Stephen C.(Stephen Collins) Foster cs Stephen C. Foster da Stephen Collins Foster de Stephen Collins Foster el Στίβεν Φόστερ es Stephen Collins Foster fa استفن فوستر fi Stephen Collins Foster fr Stephen Collins Foster he סטיבן פוסטר hu Stephen Collins Foster id Stephen Collins Foster it Stephen Collins Foster ja スティーブン・フォスター
🔖 Identifiers · 129
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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American National Biography ID
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AniList staff ID
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Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BAnQ authority ID
0000284361
BIBSYS ID
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BMLO ID
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BNMM authority ID
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BabelNet ID
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Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DR music artist ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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GeneaStar person ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Harper's tag
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Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
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Hymnary author ID
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Hyperion Records person ID
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IMDb ID
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IMSLP ID
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IPI name number
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IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
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Libris-URI
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LiederNet author ID
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LiederNet composer ID
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MMB ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Mutopia composer ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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Myspace ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000405375
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007462861505171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018N2482
National Library of Latvia ID
000112487
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*261065;=BG
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810665566205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX979950
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Newman Numismatics Portal ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Plex person key
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Poetry Foundation ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A011400613
RILM ID
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RISM ID
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RPO poet ID
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Rate Your Music artist ID
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Runeberg author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
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TMDB person ID
2481929
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
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TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Stephen Foster
Trading Card Database name ID
89115
Treccani ID
stephen-collins-foster
University of Barcelona authority ID
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VGMdb artist ID
11171
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/261183
WikiTree person ID
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10995792-n
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 20
Oh! Susanna, Oh! Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, Beautiful Dreamer, My Old Kentucky Home, My Old Kentucky Home, Camptown Races, Camptown Races +12 more
Mb:lyricist 20
Oh! Susanna, Oh! Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, Beautiful Dreamer, Camptown Races, Camptown Races, Old Folks at Home, Old Folks at Home +12 more
Compositions 9
Oh! Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, My Old Kentucky Home, Camptown Races, Arizona, Old Folks at Home, Old Black Joe, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair +1 more
Occupation 9
writer, poet, composer, singer, musician, lyricist, songwriter, singer-songwriter +1 more
← Lyricist 7
Oh! Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, My Old Kentucky Home, Camptown Races, Old Folks at Home, Old Black Joe, Hard Times Come Again No More
Field of work 3
singing, composed musical work, music composing
Notable work 3
Oh! Susanna, Old Folks at Home, Old Black Joe
Mb:tribute 2
Beautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen Foster, Beautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen Foster
Copyright representative 1
public domain
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Different from 1
Stephen Foster
Educated at 1
Washington & Jefferson College
Family name 1
Foster
Given name 1
Stephen
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Place of burial 1
Allegheny Cemetery
Place of death 1
Manhattan
SNARC ID 1
drill
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Stephen Foster
Writing language 1
English
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Stephen Foster
← Performer 1
Oh! Susanna
← Significant person 1
Kentucky Colonel
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Stephen Foster was born July 4, 1826, in Lawrenceville.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] He worked as a songwriter, composer, poet, lyricist, chansonnier, and singer-songwriter.[10][1] His field included singing, music composing, composed musical work, and music composition.[14]

He had a child named Marion Foster. He died January 13, 1864, in Manhattan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][13] He was buried at Allegheny Cemetery..

FAQs

Where was Stephen Foster born?

Stephen Foster was born in Lawrenceville[2].

Where did Stephen Foster die?

Stephen Foster died in Manhattan[4].

Who were Stephen Foster's parents?

Stephen Foster's father was William B. Foster[13]. Stephen Foster's mother was Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster[14].

Who was Stephen Foster married to?

Stephen Foster's spouses include Jane McDowell Foster Wiley[15].

What did Stephen Foster do for work?

Stephen Foster worked as a songwriter[5], composer[6], poet[7], lyricist[8], and chansonnier[9].

Where did Stephen Foster go to school?

Stephen Foster was educated at Washington & Jefferson College[27].

Related Entities

composed musical work public domain United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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