Iain Shedden

Scottish-Australian musician and journalist (1957-2017)
Person human Q42079611
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Iain Shedden

Summary

Iain Shedden is a human[1]. Born in Lanark[2], he… he was born on January 6, 1957[3]. He died in Sydney[4]. He died on October 16, 2017[5]. He worked as a musician[6], drummer[7], music journalist[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lanark[2], Iain Shedden…
  • Iain Shedden passed away in Sydney[4].
  • Iain Shedden was born on January 6, 1957[3].
  • Iain Shedden died on October 16, 2017[5].
  • Iain Shedden held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Iain Shedden worked as a musician[6].
  • Iain Shedden's professions included drummer[7].
  • Iain Shedden's professions included music journalist[8].
  • Iain Shedden worked as a journalist[9].
  • Among Iain Shedden's employers was The Australian[12].
  • Iain Shedden is recorded as male[13].
  • Iain Shedden's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Iain Shedden's genre is punk rock[15].
  • Iain Shedden is part of The Saints[16].
  • Iain Shedden is part of The Saints[17].
  • Iain Shedden is part of The Saints[18].
  • Iain Shedden is part of The Saints[19].
  • Iain Shedden is part of The Saints[20].
  • Iain Shedden is part of The Saints[21].
  • Iain Shedden is part of The Jolt[22].
  • Iain Shedden is part of Snakes of Shake[23].
  • Iain Shedden is part of Summerhill[24].
  • Iain Shedden is part of Giant Sand[25].
  • The cause of death was laryngeal cancer[26].
  • Iain Shedden's family name is recorded as Q36981708[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]

  • Began / founded: 1957-01-06[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-10-16[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3f7ab7ef-0ab8-429f-bd10-d649356d8477[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Iain Shedden was born in Lanark[2]. He was born on January 6, 1957[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], drummer[7], music journalist[8], and journalist[9]. Iain Shedden was employed by The Australian[12].

Death and Burial

Iain Shedden died on October 16, 2017[5]. He died in Sydney[4]. The cause of death was laryngeal cancer[26].

Why It Matters

Iain Shedden ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Iain Shedden born?

Born in Lanark[2], Iain Shedden…

Where did Iain Shedden die?

Iain Shedden died in Sydney[4].

What did Iain Shedden do for work?

Iain Shedden worked as musician[6], drummer[7], music journalist[8], and journalist[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . theaustralian.com.au. theaustralian.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . theaustralian.com.au. theaustralian.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . theaustralian.com.au. theaustralian.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . theaustralian.com.au. theaustralian.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . theaustralian.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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