Joe Hill

Summary

Joe Hill is a human^[1]. He was born in Gävle Parish^[2]. He was born on October 7, 1879^[3]. He passed away in Salt Lake City^[4]. He died on November 19, 1915^[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[6], trade unionist^[7], poet^[8], and musician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,685 views/month, #6,692 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Gävle Parish^[2], Joe Hill…
• Joe Hill died in Salt Lake City^[4].
• Joe Hill was born on October 7, 1879^[3].
• Joe Hill died on November 19, 1915^[5].
• Joe Hill is buried at Haymarket Martyrs' Monument^[11].
• Joe Hill held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Joe Hill held citizenship in Sweden^[13].
• Swedish was Joe Hill's native language^[14].
• Joe Hill worked as a singer-songwriter^[6].
• Joe Hill worked as a trade unionist^[7].
• Joe Hill worked as a poet^[8].
• Joe Hill worked as a musician^[9].
• Joe Hill is recorded as male^[15].
• Joe Hill's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Joe Hill's genre is protest song^[17].
• Joe Hill's Commons category is recorded as Joe Hill (activist)^[18].
• The cause of death was gunshot wound^[19].
• Joe Hill's residence is recorded as Portland^[20].
• Joe Hill's family name is recorded as Hill^[21].
• Joe Hill's given name is recorded as Joel^[22].
• Joe Hill's given name is recorded as Emmanuel^[23].
• Joe Hill's pseudonym is recorded as Joseph Hillström^[24].
• Joe Hill's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Joe Hill (activist)^[25].
• Joe Hill's Commons gallery is recorded as Joe Hill^[26].
• Joe Hill's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1879-10-07^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1915-11-19^[31]

• Genre(s): hopepunk, singer-songwriter^[32]

• Community tags: anti-capitalist, hopepunk, industrial workers of the world, political, singer-songwriter, wobbly^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: a9d75482-6c6e-49a3-87db-b228373923dd^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Hill's place of birth was Gävle Parish^[2]. He was born on October 7, 1879^[3]. Swedish was his native language^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[6], trade unionist^[7], poet^[8], and musician^[9].

Death and Burial

Joe Hill died on November 19, 1915^[5]. He died in Salt Lake City^[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound^[19]. He is buried at Haymarket Martyrs' Monument^[11].

Why It Matters

Joe Hill ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,685 views/month, #6,692 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Joe Hill born?

Joe Hill's place of birth was Gävle Parish^[2].

Where did Joe Hill die?

Joe Hill died in Salt Lake City^[4].

What did Joe Hill do for work?

Joe Hill worked as singer-songwriter^[6], trade unionist^[7], poet^[8], and musician^[9].