William Byrd
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Summary
William Byrd was born on 1543[1] in Lincolnshire[2]. He died on July 4, 1623[3], in Stondon Massey[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and organist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,941 views/month, #6,705 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: London[8]
- Place of death: London[9]
- Date of birth: 1538[10]
- Date of death: 1623[11]
- Place of burial: Stondon Massey (St Peter and St Paul) Churchyard[12]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[13]
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[14]
- Sex or gender: male[15]
- Genre: classical music[16]
- Commons category: William Byrd (composer)[17]
- Family name: Byrd[18]
- Given name: William[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:William Byrd[20]
- Student of: Thomas Tallis[21], Sebastian Westcott[22]
- Instrument: organ[23]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[25], Larousse Encyclopedia online[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], Riemann's Music Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[31], BEIC Digital Library[32], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[35]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[36]
- List of works: list of compositions by William Byrd[37]
- Commons Creator page: William Byrd[38]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[39]
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Country: GB[40]
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Began / founded: 1540[41]
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Ended / dissolved: 1623-07-04[42]
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Genre(s): baroque, classical, renaissance[43]
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Community tags: baroque, classical, composer, early music, harpsichordist, renaissance[44]
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MusicBrainz ID: d1cf7a39-f268-45e8-bbc0-6cea5c0272cf[45]
Why It Matters
William Byrd has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
FAQs
Where was William Byrd born?
William Byrd's place of birth was Lincolnshire[2].
Where did William Byrd die?
William Byrd died in Stondon Massey[4].