Francis O'Neill

American police chief and music collector (1848–1936)
Person human Q367918
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Francis O'Neill

Summary

Francis O'Neill is a human[1]. Born in County Cork[2], he… he was born on August 28, 1848[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on January 28, 1936[5]. He worked as a musicologist[6] and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Francis O'Neill was born in County Cork[2].
  • Francis O'Neill died in Chicago[4].
  • Francis O'Neill was born on August 28, 1848[3].
  • Francis O'Neill died on January 28, 1936[5].
  • Francis O'Neill died on January 26, 1936[9].
  • Francis O'Neill held citizenship in Ireland[10].
  • Francis O'Neill worked as a musicologist[6].
  • Francis O'Neill's professions included musician[7].
  • Francis O'Neill is recorded as male[11].
  • Francis O'Neill's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Francis O'Neill's genre is music of Ireland[13].
  • Francis O'Neill's military, police or special rank is recorded as superintendent[14].
  • Francis O'Neill's archives at is recorded as Hesburgh Libraries Rare Books & Special Collections[15].
  • Francis O'Neill's family name is recorded as O'Neill[16].
  • Francis O'Neill's given name is recorded as Francis[17].
  • Francis O'Neill's instrument is recorded as flute[18].
  • Francis O'Neill's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Irish Traditional Music[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1848-08-28[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1936-01-28[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 88698b97-3a32-4b2a-88ad-270dad39bc16[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in County Cork[2], Francis O'Neill… he was born on August 28, 1848[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[6] and musician[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 28, 1936[5] and January 26, 1936[9]. Francis O'Neill passed away in Chicago[4].

Why It Matters

Francis O'Neill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

FAQs

Where was Francis O'Neill born?

Francis O'Neill was born in County Cork[2].

Where did Francis O'Neill die?

Francis O'Neill passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Francis O'Neill do for work?

Francis O'Neill worked as musicologist[6] and musician[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Irish Traditional Music
    Described by source Q136327827
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  2. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank superintendent
    Given name Francis
    Family name O'Neill
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Irish Traditional Music
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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