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Henry Holmes

English violinist and composer (1839–1905)
Person Human Q1606875

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 7, 1839
Date of death
December 9, 1905
Place of birth
London
Place of death
San Francisco
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
Occupation
composer, music educator, violinist, musician
Employer
Royal College of Music[10]
Sibling
Alfred Holmes[19]
Student of
Louis Spohr[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary, Berühmte Geiger der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart[16][17]
Family name
Holmes[12]
Given name
Henry[13]
Instrument
violin[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Holmes ar هنري هولمز ru Генри Холмс
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000043810450
VIAF cluster ID
42602830
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93034360
GND ID
116965916
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Henry and Alfred Holmes.jpg ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
116965916
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116965916
Europeana entity
agent/base/36072
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_116965916
Freebase ID
/m/0c3vggb
Geni profile ID
6000000089461232851
Grove Music Online ID
13243
Show all 27 identifiers +15
IMSLP ID
Category:Holmes,_Henry
IdRef ID
059711418
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116965916
LiederNet composer ID
18153
MusicBrainz artist ID
74c55e25-bc40-4233-ab15-0cc62c5f81a8
Musicalics composer ID
91245
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2014809549
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp121862
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
320747603
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
54666
Polish Music Library PBM ID
holmes-henry
Prabook ID
2343992
RISM ID
people/51019182
SNAC ARK ID
w6xw5dg9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjt98bF9DFWQt6HY67bVC

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🔗 Connections
Mb:teacher 5
Arnold Dolmetsch, Kathleen Parlow, Emil Kreuz, Alfred Charles Hobday, Arthur Elwell Fisher
Mb:sibling 1
Alfred Holmes
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Louis Spohr
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Summary

Henry Holmes was born on November 7, 1839[1], in London[2]. He died on December 9, 1905[3], in San Francisco[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], violinist[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Henry Holmes born?

Henry Holmes's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Henry Holmes die?

Henry Holmes passed away in San Francisco[4].

What did Henry Holmes do for work?

Henry Holmes worked as a composer[5], music educator[6], violinist[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Louis Spohr

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263717"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    IdRef ID → 059711418
    Occupation → composer, music educator, violinist +1
    RISM ID → people/51019182
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31725: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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