Ben Harney

American musician
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Ben Harney

Summary

Ben Harney is a human[1]. He was born on March 6, 1872[2]. He died on March 2, 1938[3]. He worked as a songwriter[4], pioneer[5], vocalist[6], and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ben Harney was born on March 6, 1872[2].
  • Ben Harney was born on January 1, 1871[9].
  • Ben Harney died on March 2, 1938[3].
  • Ben Harney died on January 1, 1938[10].
  • Ben Harney held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Ben Harney worked as a songwriter[4].
  • Ben Harney's professions included pioneer[5].
  • Ben Harney worked as a vocalist[6].
  • Ben Harney's professions included composer[7].
  • Ben Harney is recorded as male[12].
  • Ben Harney's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ben Harney's Commons category is recorded as Ben Harney[14].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].
  • Ben Harney's family name is recorded as Q16870526[16].
  • Ben Harney's given name is recorded as Benjamin[17].
  • Ben Harney's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].

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

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1872-03-06[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1938-03-02[22]

  • Genre(s): ragtime[23]

  • Community tags: ragtime[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9c85c75-2937-4514-8cd2-22bd6bfafdd6[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include March 6, 1872[2] and January 1, 1871[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[4], pioneer[5], vocalist[6], and composer[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 2, 1938[3] and January 1, 1938[10]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].

Why It Matters

Ben Harney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What did Ben Harney do for work?

Ben Harney worked as songwriter[4], pioneer[5], vocalist[6], and composer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Harney, Benjamin Robertson (1871-1938), pioneer ragtime pianist, vocalist, and composer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Harney, Benjamin Robertson (1871-1938), pioneer ragtime pianist, vocalist, and composer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Harney, Benjamin Robertson (1871-1938), pioneer ragtime pianist, vocalist, and composer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Harney, Benjamin Robertson (1871-1938), pioneer ragtime pianist, vocalist, and composer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Harney, Benjamin Robertson (1871-1938), pioneer ragtime pianist, vocalist, and composer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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