Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)
Person human Q1606590
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Henry Carey

Summary

Henry Carey is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on August 27, 1687[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on October 5, 1743[5]. He worked as a poet[6], composer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Henry Carey was born in London[2].
  • Henry Carey died in London[4].
  • Henry Carey was born on August 27, 1687[3].
  • Henry Carey died on October 5, 1743[5].
  • Henry Carey died on October 4, 1743[10].
  • Henry Carey died on January 1, 1743[11].
  • Henry Carey's father was George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax[12].
  • A child of Henry Carey was George Saville Carey[13].
  • Henry Carey held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[14].
  • Henry Carey's professions included poet[6].
  • Henry Carey worked as a composer[7].
  • Henry Carey worked as a writer[8].
  • Henry Carey is recorded as male[15].
  • Henry Carey's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Henry Carey is associated with the Baroque music movement[17].
  • Henry Carey's Commons category is recorded as Henry Carey (writer)[18].
  • The cause of death was hanging to death[19].
  • Henry Carey's family name is recorded as Carey[20].
  • Henry Carey's given name is recorded as Henry[21].
  • Henry Carey's manner of death is recorded as suicide[22].
  • Henry Carey's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[23].
  • Henry Carey's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • Henry Carey's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Henry Carey's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[26].
  • Henry Carey's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1687-08-26[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1743-10-05[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ee876e05-03ad-42d2-ad77-e5feae88598d[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Henry Carey was born in London[2]. He was born on August 27, 1687[3]. His father was George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], composer[7], and writer[8].

Personal Life

A child of Henry Carey was George Saville Carey[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 5, 1743[5], October 4, 1743[10], and January 1, 1743[11]. Henry Carey passed away in London[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death[19].

Why It Matters

Henry Carey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Henry Carey born?

Born in London[2], Henry Carey…

Where did Henry Carey die?

Henry Carey passed away in London[4].

Who were Henry Carey's parents?

Henry Carey's father was George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax[12].

What did Henry Carey do for work?

Henry Carey worked as poet[6], composer[7], and writer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death suicide
    Aliases
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    Described by source Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
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