Chris Smith

American composer and vaudeville performer (1879-1949)
Person human Q5108092
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Chris Smith

Summary

Chris Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Charleston[2]. He was born on October 12, 1879[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on October 4, 1949[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Charleston[2], Chris Smith…
  • Chris Smith passed away in New York City[4].
  • Chris Smith was born on October 12, 1879[3].
  • Chris Smith died on October 4, 1949[5].
  • Chris Smith held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Chris Smith is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].
  • Chris Smith's professions included composer[6].
  • Chris Smith is recorded as male[10].
  • Chris Smith's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Chris Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[12].
  • Chris Smith's given name is recorded as Christopher[13].
  • Chris Smith's given name is recorded as M.[14].
  • Chris Smith's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[15].
  • Chris Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Christopher M. Smith'}[16].
  • Chris Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chris Smith'}[17].
  • Chris Smith's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[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: 1879-10-12[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1949-10-04[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b46d3ee1-e9f5-4109-a7b9-17e0b1e3dfcc[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Chris Smith was born in Charleston[2]. He was born on October 12, 1879[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[9].

Career and Affiliations

Chris Smith worked as a composer[6].

Death and Burial

Chris Smith died on October 4, 1949[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Chris Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Chris Smith born?

Chris Smith was born in Charleston[2].

Where did Chris Smith die?

Chris Smith passed away in New York City[4].

What did Chris Smith do for work?

Chris Smith worked as composer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Christopher, M.
    Ethnic group African Americans
    Family name Smith
    Country of citizenship United States
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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