Jan Garber

American musician (1894-1977)
Person human Q446902
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Jan Garber

Summary

Jan Garber is a human[1]. Born in Indianapolis[2], he… he was born on November 5, 1894[3]. He died in Shreveport[4]. He died on October 5, 1977[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and violinist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Jan Garber was born in Indianapolis[2].
  • Jan Garber died in Shreveport[4].
  • Jan Garber was born on November 5, 1894[3].
  • Jan Garber died on October 5, 1977[5].
  • Jan Garber is buried at Forest Park East Cemetery[11].
  • Jan Garber was married to Dorothy Sidney Comegys[12].
  • Jan Garber held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Jan Garber's professions included bandleader[6].
  • Jan Garber's professions included conductor[7].
  • Jan Garber worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Jan Garber worked as a violinist[9].
  • Jan Garber is recorded as male[14].
  • Jan Garber's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jan Garber's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[16].
  • Jan Garber's Commons category is recorded as Jan Garber[17].
  • Jan Garber's family name is recorded as Garber[18].
  • Jan Garber's given name is recorded as Jan[19].
  • Jan Garber's instrument is recorded as jazz violin[20].
  • Jan Garber's start of work period is recorded as 1920[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1894-11-05[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-10-05[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1dea88f0-e9c4-450f-b47c-471717431904[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Garber's place of birth was Indianapolis[2]. He was born on November 5, 1894[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and violinist[9].

Personal Life

Jan Garber was married to Dorothy Sidney Comegys[12].

Death and Burial

Jan Garber died on October 5, 1977[5]. He passed away in Shreveport[4]. Burial took place at Forest Park East Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Jan Garber ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Jan Garber born?

Born in Indianapolis[2], Jan Garber…

Where did Jan Garber die?

Jan Garber passed away in Shreveport[4].

Who was Jan Garber married to?

Jan Garber's spouses include Dorothy Sidney Comegys[12].

What did Jan Garber do for work?

Jan Garber worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and violinist[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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