Francis William Galpin

Church of England clergyman, musicologist, and antiquary
Person human Q18730279
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Summary

Francis William Galpin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dorchester[2]. He was born on January 17, 1858[3]. He died on January 17, 1945[4]. He worked as a musicologist[5] and Anglican priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dorchester[2].
  • Francis William Galpin was born on January 17, 1858[3].
  • Francis William Galpin was born on December 25, 1858[8].
  • Francis William Galpin died on January 17, 1945[4].
  • Francis William Galpin died on December 30, 1945[9].
  • Francis William Galpin's professions included musicologist[5].
  • Francis William Galpin worked as an Anglican priest[6].
  • Francis William Galpin's field of work was musicology[10].
  • Francis William Galpin's field of work was history of music[11].
  • Francis William Galpin's field of work was period instrument[12].
  • Francis William Galpin was educated at Sherborne School[13].
  • Francis William Galpin's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[14].
  • Francis William Galpin is recorded as male[15].
  • Francis William Galpin's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Francis William Galpin's Commons category is recorded as Francis William Galpin[17].
  • Francis William Galpin's given name is recorded as Francis[18].
  • Francis William Galpin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1858[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1945[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dbca4533-a985-4cc5-b922-73cacfdee69f[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Francis William Galpin was born in Dorchester[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 17, 1858[3] and December 25, 1858[8].

Education

Francis William Galpin's education included a stint at Sherborne School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[5] and Anglican priest[6]. Fields of work include musicology[10], an academic discipline[25]; history of music[11], an aspect of history[26]; and period instrument[12].

Personal Life

Francis William Galpin's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 17, 1945[4] and December 30, 1945[9].

Why It Matters

Francis William Galpin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Francis William Galpin born?

Born in Dorchester[2].

What did Francis William Galpin do for work?

Francis William Galpin worked as musicologist[5] and Anglican priest[6].

Where did Francis William Galpin go to school?

Francis William Galpin was educated at Sherborne School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Dorchester
    Educated at → Sherborne School
    Given name → Francis
    Occupation → musicologist, Anglican priest
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