George Guest

Welsh musician
Person human Q3101615
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George Guest

Summary

George Guest is a human[1]. Born in Bangor[2], he… he was born on February 9, 1924[3]. He died on November 20, 2002[4]. He worked as an organist[5], conductor[6], choir director[7], and pedagogue[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • George Guest's place of birth was Bangor[2].
  • George Guest was born on February 9, 1924[3].
  • George Guest died on November 20, 2002[4].
  • George Guest held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • George Guest held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • George Guest worked as an organist[5].
  • George Guest's professions included conductor[6].
  • George Guest's professions included choir director[7].
  • George Guest worked as a pedagogue[8].
  • George Guest was educated at St John's College[12].
  • George Guest's education included a stint at Ysgol Friars[13].
  • George Guest received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14].
  • George Guest is recorded as male[15].
  • George Guest's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • George Guest's family name is recorded as Guest[17].
  • George Guest's given name is recorded as George[18].
  • George Guest's instrument is recorded as pipe organ[19].
  • George Guest's instrument is recorded as organ[20].
  • George Guest's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[21].
  • George Guest's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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.

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1924-02-09[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-11-20[26]

  • Genre(s): classical[27]

  • Community tags: classical, conductor, organist[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e80b519-7d12-4b67-b874-81fe061facc4[29]

Body

Origins and Family

George Guest's place of birth was Bangor[2]. He was born on February 9, 1924[3].

Education

Educated at St John's College[12], a college of the University of Cambridge[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1511[32] and Ysgol Friars[13], a secondary school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1557[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include organist[5], conductor[6], choir director[7], and pedagogue[8].

Recognition

George Guest received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14].

Death and Burial

George Guest died on November 20, 2002[4].

Why It Matters

George Guest ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was George Guest born?

George Guest was born in Bangor[2].

What did George Guest do for work?

George Guest worked as organist[5], conductor[6], choir director[7], and pedagogue[8].

Where did George Guest go to school?

George Guest was educated at St John's College[12] and Ysgol Friars[13].

What awards did George Guest receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Educated at St John's College, Ysgol Friars
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id 119466899
    Allmusic artist id mn0000204665
    Oxford dictionary of national biography id 77390
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