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Dan Emmett

American entertainer and composer (1815-1904)
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Dan Emmett

Summary

Dan Emmett is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mount Vernon[2]. He was born on October 29, 1815[3]. He died on June 28, 1904[4]. He worked as a songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (699 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mount Vernon[2], Dan Emmett…
  • Dan Emmett was born on October 29, 1815[3].
  • Dan Emmett died on June 28, 1904[4].
  • Burial took place at Mound View Cemetery[7].
  • Dan Emmett held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Dan Emmett's professions included songwriter[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Dan Emmett is Dixie (song)[9].
  • Dan Emmett is recorded as male[10].
  • Dan Emmett's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Dan Emmett's Commons category is recorded as Dan Emmett[12].
  • Dan Emmett's family name is recorded as Emmett[13].
  • Dan Emmett's given name is recorded as Daniel[14].
  • Dan Emmett's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dan Emmett[15].
  • Dan Emmett's Commons gallery is recorded as Dan Emmett[16].
  • Dan Emmett's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Dan Emmett's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Dan Emmett's writing language is recorded as English[19].

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Origins and Family

Born in Mount Vernon[2], Dan Emmett… he was born on October 29, 1815[3].

Career and Affiliations

Dan Emmett worked as a songwriter[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Dan Emmett is Dixie (song)[9].

Death and Burial

Dan Emmett died on June 28, 1904[4]. He is buried at Mound View Cemetery[7].

Why It Matters

Dan Emmett ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (699 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Dan Emmett born?

Born in Mount Vernon[2], Dan Emmett…

What did Dan Emmett do for work?

Dan Emmett worked as songwriter[5].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → songwriter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00581159
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00581159, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  3. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Citizenship → —
    Family name → Emmett
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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