Thomas Chapin

American musician (1957–1998)
Person human Q2422945
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Thomas Chapin

Summary

Thomas Chapin is a human[1]. Born in Manchester[2], he… he was born on March 9, 1957[3]. He passed away in Providence[4]. He died on February 13, 1998[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Manchester[2], Thomas Chapin…
  • Thomas Chapin passed away in Providence[4].
  • Thomas Chapin was born on March 9, 1957[3].
  • Thomas Chapin died on February 13, 1998[5].
  • Thomas Chapin held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Thomas Chapin worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Thomas Chapin's professions included saxophonist[7].
  • Thomas Chapin worked as a musician[8].
  • Thomas Chapin's education included a stint at Phillips Academy[11].
  • Thomas Chapin was educated at Rutgers University[12].
  • Thomas Chapin is recorded as male[13].
  • Thomas Chapin's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Thomas Chapin's genre is jazz[15].
  • Thomas Chapin's record label is recorded as Arabesque Records[16].
  • The cause of death was leukemia[17].
  • Thomas Chapin's family name is recorded as Chapin[18].
  • Thomas Chapin's given name is recorded as Thomas[19].
  • Thomas Chapin's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • Thomas Chapin's instrument is recorded as saxophone[21].
  • Thomas Chapin's end of work period is recorded as 1998[22].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1957-03-09[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1998-02-13[26]

  • Genre(s): free jazz, jazz[27]

  • Community tags: free jazz, jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5f1cf793-d4e0-40ff-abf3-883ebcb705f7[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Chapin's place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on March 9, 1957[3].

Education

Educated at Phillips Academy[11], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1778[32] and Rutgers University[12], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1766[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and musician[8].

Death and Burial

Thomas Chapin died on February 13, 1998[5]. He died in Providence[4]. The cause of death was leukemia[17].

Why It Matters

Thomas Chapin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Chapin born?

Born in Manchester[2], Thomas Chapin…

Where did Thomas Chapin die?

Thomas Chapin passed away in Providence[4].

What did Thomas Chapin do for work?

Thomas Chapin worked as jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and musician[8].

Where did Thomas Chapin go to school?

Thomas Chapin was educated at Phillips Academy[11] and Rutgers University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Providence
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'nl']
    Sitelink count → 4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → saxophone
    Place of birth → Manchester
    Freebase id → /m/03xnttk
    Library of congress authority id → nr92022887
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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