Francis Pilkington

English composer
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Francis Pilkington

Summary

Francis Pilkington is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1565[2]. He died in Chester[3]. He died on January 1, 1638[4]. He worked as a composer[5], cantor[6], and lutenist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Francis Pilkington died in Chester[3].
  • Francis Pilkington was born on January 1, 1565[2].
  • Francis Pilkington died on January 1, 1638[4].
  • Francis Pilkington held citizenship in Kingdom of England[9].
  • Francis Pilkington worked as a composer[5].
  • Francis Pilkington worked as a cantor[6].
  • Francis Pilkington's professions included lutenist[7].
  • Francis Pilkington's field of work was music[10].
  • Francis Pilkington's education included a stint at University of Oxford[11].
  • Francis Pilkington is recorded as male[12].
  • Francis Pilkington's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Francis Pilkington is associated with the Baroque music movement[14].
  • Francis Pilkington's Commons category is recorded as Francis Pilkington[15].
  • Francis Pilkington's family name is recorded as Pilkington[16].
  • Francis Pilkington's given name is recorded as Francis[17].
  • Francis Pilkington's instrument is recorded as lute[18].
  • Francis Pilkington's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19].
  • Francis Pilkington's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].

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[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1565[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1638[24]

  • Genre(s): baroque, classical, renaissance[25]

  • Community tags: baroque, classical, renaissance[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0c833beb-4352-4330-b062-eb0503dcf931[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Pilkington was born on January 1, 1565[2].

Education

Francis Pilkington's education included a stint at University of Oxford[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], cantor[6], and lutenist[7]. Francis Pilkington's field of work was music[10].

Death and Burial

Francis Pilkington died on January 1, 1638[4]. He passed away in Chester[3].

Why It Matters

Francis Pilkington ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where did Francis Pilkington die?

Francis Pilkington passed away in Chester[3].

What did Francis Pilkington do for work?

Francis Pilkington worked as composer[5], cantor[6], and lutenist[7].

Where did Francis Pilkington go to school?

Francis Pilkington was educated at University of Oxford[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . KANTO. wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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