William Henry Holmes

pianist and composer (1812-1885)
Person human Q24088318
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Summary

William Henry Holmes was born on January 8, 1812[1]. He died on April 23, 1885[2], in London[3]. He worked as a pianist[4], composer[5], and piano teacher[6]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Brompton Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Employer: Royal Academy of Music[10]
  • Educated at: Royal Academy of Music[11]
  • Student: Walter Cecil Macfarren[12], William Sterndale Bennett[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Family name: Holmes[15]
  • Given name: William[16]
  • Instrument: piano[17]

FAQs

Where did William Henry Holmes die?

William Henry Holmes died in London[3].

What did William Henry Holmes do for work?

William Henry Holmes worked as a pianist[4], composer[5], and piano teacher[6].

Where did William Henry Holmes go to school?

William Henry Holmes was educated at Royal Academy of Music[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'ru']
    Family name → Holmes
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Family name: Holmes"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → pianist, composer, piano teacher
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1812-01-08T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → human
    Musicbrainz artist id → 2d772038-6f74-4637-92e4-3ee22d32dc1e
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 1011645076
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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