William H. Tyers

American composer, orchestrator, conductor (1876–1924)
Person human Q3569005
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Summary

William H. Tyers is a human[1]. His place of birth was Petersburg[2]. He was born on March 27, 1876[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on April 18, 1924[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and music arranger[7]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • William H. Tyers was born in Petersburg[2].
  • William H. Tyers's place of birth was Richmond[9].
  • William H. Tyers died in New York City[4].
  • William H. Tyers died in Manhattan[10].
  • William H. Tyers was born on March 27, 1876[3].
  • William H. Tyers died on April 18, 1924[5].
  • William H. Tyers held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William H. Tyers is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • William H. Tyers's professions included composer[6].
  • William H. Tyers's professions included music arranger[7].
  • William H. Tyers is recorded as male[13].
  • William H. Tyers's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William H. Tyers's genre is ragtime[15].
  • William H. Tyers's family name is recorded as Tyers[16].
  • William H. Tyers's given name is recorded as William[17].
  • William H. Tyers's given name is recorded as Henry[18].
  • William H. Tyers's instrument is recorded as piano[19].
  • William H. Tyers's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20].
  • William H. Tyers's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1870-03-27[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1924-04-18[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f6d85ba3-a9e0-40d5-a881-bb5281be5c6a[26]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Petersburg[2], an independent city in the United States[27], in United States[28], founded in 1748[29] and Richmond[9], an independent city in the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1607[32]. William H. Tyers was born on March 27, 1876[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and music arranger[7].

Death and Burial

William H. Tyers died on April 18, 1924[5]. Recorded place of death include New York City[4], a global city[33], in United States[34], founded in 1624[35] and Manhattan[10], a borough of New York City[36], in United States[37], founded in 1624[38].

Why It Matters

William H. Tyers is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

FAQs

Where was William H. Tyers born?

Born in Petersburg[2].

Where did William H. Tyers die?

William H. Tyers passed away in New York City[4].

What did William H. Tyers do for work?

William H. Tyers worked as composer[6] and music arranger[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . New Grove Dictionary of American Music. wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Place of death → New York City, Manhattan
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810659605505606, 9810701448005606
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, music arranger
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1139793314
    Isni → 0000000063027703
    Given name → William, Henry
    Ethnic group → African Americans
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