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Alexander Wheelock Thayer

American writer (1817-1897)
Person human Q1377488
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 22, 1817
Date of death
July 15, 1897
Place of birth
Natick
Place of death
Trieste
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
librarian, musicologist, music historian, writer, journalist, biographer, composer, musicographer[11][12][13]
Employer
Harvard University[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Author name string
A. W. T.[25]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19][20][21][22]
Family name
Thayer[17]
Given name
Alexander[18]
Name in native language
Alexander Wheelock Thayer[24]
P14536
407551
Residence
Trieste[16]
Writing language
English[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
8162035
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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American National Biography ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Hanslick Online person ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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LibriVox author ID
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MMB ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Polish Music Library PBM ID
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Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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RISM ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
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Treccani ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, journalist, composer, librarian, musicologist, biographer
Described by source 2
Nordisk familjebok, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Harvard University
FactGrid item ID 1
Aelius Gallus
Given name 1
Alexander
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Natick
Place of death 1
Trieste
Residence 1
Trieste
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Alexander Wheelock Thayer was born on October 22, 1817[1], in Natick[2]. He died on July 15, 1897[3], in Trieste[4]. He worked as a librarian[5], musicologist[6], music historian[7], writer[8], and journalist[9].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Wheelock Thayer born?

Alexander Wheelock Thayer's place of birth was Natick[2].

Where did Alexander Wheelock Thayer die?

Alexander Wheelock Thayer passed away in Trieste[4].

What did Alexander Wheelock Thayer do for work?

Alexander Wheelock Thayer worked as a librarian[5], musicologist[6], music historian[7], writer[8], and journalist[9].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 407551
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → librarian, musicologist, music historian +5
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → —
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich +1
    Citizenship → —
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