Ivor Gurney

British composer and poet
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Ivor Gurney

Summary

Ivor Gurney is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gloucester[2]. He was born on August 28, 1890[3]. He died in Dartford[4]. He died on December 26, 1937[5]. He worked as a poet[6], composer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gloucester[2], Ivor Gurney…
  • Ivor Gurney died in Dartford[4].
  • Ivor Gurney was born on August 28, 1890[3].
  • Ivor Gurney died on December 26, 1937[5].
  • Ivor Gurney held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Ivor Gurney worked as a poet[6].
  • Ivor Gurney worked as a composer[7].
  • Ivor Gurney worked as a writer[8].
  • Ivor Gurney's education included a stint at Royal College of Music[11].
  • Ivor Gurney's education included a stint at The King's School, Gloucester[12].
  • Ivor Gurney was a member of Q20723615[13].
  • Ivor Gurney is recorded as male[14].
  • Ivor Gurney's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ivor Gurney's military branch is recorded as British Army[16].
  • Ivor Gurney's Commons category is recorded as Ivor Gurney[17].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[18].
  • Ivor Gurney was part of the conflict World War I[19].
  • Ivor Gurney was part of the conflict Third Battle of Ypres[20].
  • Ivor Gurney's family name is recorded as Gurney[21].
  • Ivor Gurney's given name is recorded as Ivor[22].
  • Ivor Gurney's given name is recorded as Bertie[23].
  • Ivor Gurney's medical condition is recorded as tuberculosis[24].
  • Ivor Gurney's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Ivor Gurney's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Ivor Gurney's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ivor Gurney'}[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1890-08-28[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1937-12-26[31]

  • Genre(s): classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, english[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 34969eaa-23e6-4dd9-90b8-bb80bb82abc6[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Ivor Gurney was born in Gloucester[2]. He was born on August 28, 1890[3].

Education

Educated at Royal College of Music[11], a conservatory[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1882[37], headquartered in London[38] and The King's School, Gloucester[12], a school[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1930[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], composer[7], and writer[8].

Death and Burial

Ivor Gurney died on December 26, 1937[5]. He died in Dartford[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[18].

Why It Matters

Ivor Gurney ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month, #7,227 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Ivor Gurney born?

Born in Gloucester[2], Ivor Gurney…

Where did Ivor Gurney die?

Ivor Gurney passed away in Dartford[4].

What did Ivor Gurney do for work?

Ivor Gurney worked as poet[6], composer[7], and writer[8].

Where did Ivor Gurney go to school?

Ivor Gurney was educated at Royal College of Music[11] and The King's School, Gloucester[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. 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.
  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
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Royal College of Music, The King's School, Gloucester
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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