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Francis O'Neill

American police chief and music collector (1848–1936)
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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 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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].

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 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

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].

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → musicologist, musician
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q67775924]]"
  2. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Q1860
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  3. 13w ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Irish Traditional Music
    Described by source → Q136327827
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q136327827]], Copying from [[Q4799861]]"
  4. 13w 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)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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