Herbie Nichols

American musician (1919-1963)
Person human Q540332
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Herbie Nichols

Summary

Herbie Nichols is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on January 3, 1919[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on April 12, 1963[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz musician[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Herbie Nichols's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Born in San Juan Hill[10], Herbie Nichols…
  • Herbie Nichols passed away in New York City[4].
  • Herbie Nichols was born on January 3, 1919[3].
  • Herbie Nichols died on April 12, 1963[5].
  • Herbie Nichols is buried at Long Island National Cemetery[11].
  • Herbie Nichols held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Herbie Nichols worked as a composer[6].
  • Herbie Nichols worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Herbie Nichols worked as a pianist[8].
  • Herbie Nichols was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School[13].
  • Herbie Nichols is recorded as male[14].
  • Herbie Nichols's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Herbie Nichols's genre is jazz[16].
  • Herbie Nichols's military branch is recorded as United States Army[17].
  • Herbie Nichols's record label is recorded as Blue Note[18].
  • Herbie Nichols's Commons category is recorded as Herbie Nichols[19].
  • Herbie Nichols's military, police or special rank is recorded as Private[20].
  • The cause of death was leukemia[21].
  • Herbie Nichols was part of the conflict World War II[22].
  • Herbie Nichols's family name is recorded as Nichols[23].
  • Herbie Nichols's given name is recorded as Herbie[24].
  • Herbie Nichols's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Herbie Nichols's instrument is recorded as piano[26].
  • Herbie Nichols's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Herbert Horatio Nichols'}[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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1919-01-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1963-04-12[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d179c4af-d690-4cdd-a769-ba095b42fa1a[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include New York City[2], a global city[35], in United States[36], founded in 1624[37] and San Juan Hill[10], a neighborhood[38], in United States[39]. Herbie Nichols was born on January 3, 1919[3].

Education

Herbie Nichols's education included a stint at DeWitt Clinton High School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz musician[7], and pianist[8].

Death and Burial

Herbie Nichols died on April 12, 1963[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was leukemia[21]. Burial took place at Long Island National Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Herbie Nichols ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Herbie Nichols born?

Born in New York City[2], Herbie Nichols…

Where did Herbie Nichols die?

Herbie Nichols died in New York City[4].

What did Herbie Nichols do for work?

Herbie Nichols worked as composer[6], jazz musician[7], and pianist[8].

Where did Herbie Nichols go to school?

Herbie Nichols was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . vlm.cem.va.gov. vlm.cem.va.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . vlm.cem.va.gov. vlm.cem.va.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank Private
    Given name Herbie
    Family name Nichols
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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