Harry Mortimer

British composer
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Summary

Harry Mortimer was born on April 10, 1902[1], in Hebden Bridge[2]. He died on January 23, 1992[3], in London[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], and musicologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Commons category: Harry Mortimer[12]
  • Family name: Mortimer[13]
  • Given name: Harry[14]
  • Instrument: trumpet[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • P14750: D421-052B-94EB-B1CF-FC46[17]

Why It Matters

Harry Mortimer has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Harry Mortimer born?

Harry Mortimer's place of birth was Hebden Bridge[2].

Where did Harry Mortimer die?

Harry Mortimer died in London[4].

What did Harry Mortimer do for work?

Harry Mortimer worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], and musicologist[7].

What awards did Harry Mortimer receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'ja', 'nl', 'no']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D421-052B-94EB-B1CF-FC46
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: D421-052B-94EB-B1CF-FC46, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
  3. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → harry-mortimer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: harry-mortimer, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289935512|harry mortimer (#289935512)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Hebden Bridge
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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