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Fred Van Eps

American banjoist (1878-1960)
Person human Q3896133

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
December 30, 1878
Date of death
November 22, 1960
Place of birth
Somerville
Place of death
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
guitarist, banjoist, jazz guitarist, composer, musical instrument maker
Genre
ragtime[12]
Cause of death
pneumonia[13]
Family name
Van Eps[14]
Given name
Fred[15]
Instrument
banjo[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
P14750
4586-8603-C1AE-09C3-199B[19]
Start of work period
1897[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eps, Fred van, 1878-1960 en Fred Van Eps
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000071022064
VIAF cluster ID
33653857
Library of Congress authority ID
n92055676
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Van Eps LCCN2014714218.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000796114
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
142354914
DAHR artist ID
106558
Described at URL
www.flickr.com, www.nytimes.com
Discogs artist ID
732778
Europeana entity
agent/base/107598
Freebase ID
/m/03f2yrz
IMDb ID
nm2103646
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Internet Archive ID
FredVanEps
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
1290, 3694
MusicBrainz artist ID
66f90e07-1a32-4886-aa8b-27d60a7d16ea
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000015442
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012330270905171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810586047405606
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803115159825
Prabook ID
2447834
SBN author ID
SBNV033834
SNAC ARK ID
w62h0c1m
SecondHandSongs artist ID
58848
Songkick artist ID
905194
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjMwvD7qccP7DyHPBdvpP
Yale LUX ID
person/d199735b-512e-4191-8da6-c1f2d13b428a

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George Van Eps, Robert van Eps
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The California Ramblers
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Summary

Fred Van Eps was born on December 30, 1878[1], in Somerville[2]. He died on November 22, 1960[3], in Hoag Hospital Newport Beach[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], banjoist[6], jazz guitarist[7], composer[8], and musical instrument maker[9].

FAQs

Where was Fred Van Eps born?

Fred Van Eps was born in Somerville[2].

Where did Fred Van Eps die?

Fred Van Eps died in Hoag Hospital Newport Beach[4].

What did Fred Van Eps do for work?

Fred Van Eps worked as a guitarist[5], banjoist[6], jazz guitarist[7], composer[8], and musical instrument maker[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . obituary. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . obituary. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Muziekweb performer ID → M00000015442
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Freebase ID → /m/03f2yrz
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