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Thea King

British clarinettist (1925-2007)
Person human Q4220731

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
December 26, 1925
Date of death
June 26, 2007
Place of birth
Hitchin
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Occupation
music educator, musician, clarinetist, editor, music arranger
Employer
Royal College of Music[12]
Educated at
Royal College of Music, Bedford High School for Girls[13][14]
Award received
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16]
Genre
classical music[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[24]
End of work period
2007[27]
Family name
King[19]
Given name
Thea[20]
Instrument
clarinet, basset clarinet, basset horn[21][22][23]
P14750
9A8E-9246-8A98-660A-425F[28]
Start of work period
1953[26]
Student
Colin Lawson[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dame Thea King en Thea King ar ثيا كينغ da Dame Thea King de Dame Thea King it Dame Thea King ja シア・キング pt Dame Thea King ru Кинг Т. ru Кинг Теа ru Кинг, Теа ru Теа Кинг sv Dame Thea King
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000063097322
VIAF cluster ID
37102319
Library of Congress authority ID
n81035953
GND ID
123657938
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001613767
BIBSYS ID
2127386
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13896004n
CONOR.SR ID
21603943
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12028594
CiNii Research ID
1140563741669740544
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123657938
Discogs artist ID
954705
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Europeana entity
agent/base/95121
Freebase ID
/m/02pk5_3
GTAA ID
258449
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m02pk5_3
Grove Music Online ID
15022
IMDb ID
nm1604176
IdRef ID
165504102
KANTO ID
000207747
Libraries Australia ID
35540271
MusicBrainz artist ID
8b5f2b8a-03e8-48b0-8850-8cc4a98015a8
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000247625
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12475617
NLA Trove people ID
989479
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007274198905171
National Library of Latvia ID
000069622
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:LNw;=Bn
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810616569205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6326603
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072754974
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
98877
Prabook ID
1306157
RERO ID (legacy)
A003454937
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
5004
Tidal artist ID
4886827
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdh39K9qymHhhqk3KTGpP
Yale LUX ID
person/0408557d-90da-4574-8cfd-d660bf6cee6a

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🔗 Connections
Instrument 3
clarinet, basset horn, basset clarinet
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation 2
musician, music educator
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Educated at 1
Royal College of Music
Employer 1
Royal College of Music
Family name 1
King
Genre 1
classical music
Given name 1
Thea
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
Melos Ensemble
Place of birth 1
Hitchin
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
female
← Mb:married 1
Frederick Thurston
← Mb:teacher 1
Frederick Thurston
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Summary

Thea King was born on December 26, 1925[1], in Hitchin[2]. She died on June 26, 2007[3], in London[4]. She worked as a music educator[5], musician[6], clarinetist[7], editor[8], and music arranger[9].

FAQs

Where was Thea King born?

Thea King's place of birth was Hitchin[2].

Where did Thea King die?

Thea King passed away in London[4].

What did Thea King do for work?

Thea King worked as a music educator[5], musician[6], clarinetist[7], editor[8], and music arranger[9].

Where did Thea King go to school?

Thea King was educated at Royal College of Music[13] and Bedford High School for Girls[14].

What awards did Thea King receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . news.independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 4886827
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 11w ago · EmDee · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9A8E-9246-8A98-660A-425F
    Student → Colin Lawson
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  3. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX6326603
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  4. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX6326603
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  5. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX6326603
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Thea
    Family name → King
    Employer → —
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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