Hugh Seymour Davies

English musician, 1943-2005
Person human Q56171
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Hugh Seymour Davies

Summary

Hugh Seymour Davies is a human[1]. He was born in Exmouth[2]. He was born on April 23, 1943[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on January 1, 2005[5]. He worked as a musician[6], composer[7], and inventor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Hugh Seymour Davies was born in Exmouth[2].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies died in London[4].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies was born on April 23, 1943[3].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies died on January 1, 2005[5].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies worked as a musician[6].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies worked as a composer[7].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies's professions included inventor[8].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies's education included a stint at Worcester College[11].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies's education included a stint at Westminster School[12].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies was a member of The Music Improvisation Company[13].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies is recorded as male[14].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies's family name is recorded as Davies[16].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies's given name is recorded as Hugh[17].
  • Hugh Seymour Davies's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • Began / founded: 1943-04-23[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-01-01[22]

  • Genre(s): classical[23]

  • Community tags: british composer, classical, composer[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0daa27d6-2ec4-4f70-a6aa-59a38aac318b[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Hugh Seymour Davies's place of birth was Exmouth[2]. He was born on April 23, 1943[3].

Education

Educated at Worcester College[11], a college of the University of Oxford[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1714[28], headquartered in Oxford[29] and Westminster School[12], a boarding school[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1179[32].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Hugh Seymour Davies died on January 1, 2005[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Hugh Seymour Davies ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 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 Hugh Seymour Davies born?

Hugh Seymour Davies was born in Exmouth[2].

Where did Hugh Seymour Davies die?

Hugh Seymour Davies passed away in London[4].

What did Hugh Seymour Davies do for work?

Hugh Seymour Davies worked as musician[6], composer[7], and inventor[8].

Where did Hugh Seymour Davies go to school?

Hugh Seymour Davies was educated at Worcester College[11] and Westminster School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . mitpressjournals.org. mitpressjournals.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . journals.cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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