John Alcock

English organist, died 1791
Person human Q3809031
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John Alcock

Summary

John Alcock is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on January 1, 1740[3]. He passed away in Walsall[4]. He died on January 1, 1791[5]. He worked as an organist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Alcock's place of birth was London[2].
  • John Alcock died in Walsall[4].
  • John Alcock was born on January 1, 1740[3].
  • John Alcock died on January 1, 1791[5].
  • John Alcock's father was John Alcock[8].
  • John Alcock held citizenship in England[9].
  • John Alcock worked as an organist[6].
  • John Alcock is recorded as male[10].
  • John Alcock's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Alcock's family name is recorded as Alcock[12].
  • John Alcock's given name is recorded as John[13].
  • John Alcock's instrument is recorded as organ[14].
  • John Alcock's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[15].
  • John Alcock's described by source is recorded as Q19036877[16].
  • John Alcock's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1740-01[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1791-03-30[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0a7cc8b1-b326-4f02-982d-98fdc1fe946e[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], John Alcock… he was born on January 1, 1740[3]. His father was he[8].

Career and Affiliations

John Alcock worked as an organist[6].

Death and Burial

John Alcock died on January 1, 1791[5]. He died in Walsall[4].

Why It Matters

John Alcock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Alcock born?

John Alcock was born in London[2].

Where did John Alcock die?

John Alcock passed away in Walsall[4].

Who were John Alcock's parents?

John Alcock's father was John Alcock[8].

What did John Alcock do for work?

John Alcock worked as organist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Viaf cluster id 49077481
    Oxford dictionary of national biography id 290
    Occupation organist
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