Henry Lawes

Summary

Henry Lawes is a human^[1]. He was born in Wiltshire^[2]. He was born on December 5, 1595^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on October 21, 1662^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Wiltshire^[2], Henry Lawes…
• Henry Lawes passed away in London^[4].
• Henry Lawes was born on December 5, 1595^[3].
• Henry Lawes was born on January 5, 1596^[8].
• Henry Lawes died on October 21, 1662^[5].
• Henry Lawes is buried at Westminster Abbey^[9].
• Henry Lawes held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Henry Lawes's professions included composer^[6].
• Henry Lawes was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School^[11].
• A notable student of Henry Lawes was Mary Dering^[12].
• Henry Lawes is recorded as male^[13].
• Henry Lawes's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Henry Lawes is associated with the Baroque music movement^[15].
• Henry Lawes's Commons category is recorded as Henry Lawes^[16].
• Henry Lawes's family name is recorded as Lawes^[17].
• Henry Lawes's given name is recorded as Henry^[18].
• Henry Lawes's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[19].
• Henry Lawes's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[20].
• Henry Lawes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Henry Lawes's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[22].
• Henry Lawes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Henry Lawes's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: GB^[26]

• Began / founded: 1595-12-05^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 1662-10-21^[28]

• Community tags: composer^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: d41e795e-5766-4dba-a0ac-49f95a2f169e^[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Henry Lawes's place of birth was Wiltshire^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 5, 1595^[3] and January 5, 1596^[8].

Education

Henry Lawes was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Henry Lawes worked as a composer^[6]. A notable student of him was Mary Dering^[12].

Death and Burial

Henry Lawes died on October 21, 1662^[5]. He died in London^[4]. He is buried at Westminster Abbey^[9].

Why It Matters

Henry Lawes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

FAQs

Where was Henry Lawes born?

Henry Lawes's place of birth was Wiltshire^[2].

Where did Henry Lawes die?

Henry Lawes died in London^[4].

What did Henry Lawes do for work?

Henry Lawes worked as composer^[6].

Where did Henry Lawes go to school?

Henry Lawes was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School^[11].