John Farmer

Composer of the English Madrigal School
Person human Q510683
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John Farmer

Summary

John Farmer is a human[1]. He was born in England[2]. He was born on January 1, 1570[3]. He died on 1601[4]. He worked as a composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Farmer's place of birth was England[2].
  • John Farmer was born on January 1, 1570[3].
  • John Farmer died on 1601[4].
  • John Farmer held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Farmer worked as a composer[5].
  • John Farmer is recorded as male[8].
  • John Farmer's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • John Farmer is associated with the Baroque music movement[10].
  • John Farmer's genre is English Madrigal School[11].
  • John Farmer's family name is recorded as Farmer[12].
  • John Farmer's given name is recorded as John[13].
  • John Farmer's instrument is recorded as organ[14].
  • John Farmer's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[15].
  • John Farmer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].

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[17]

  • Country: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1570[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1605[20]

  • Genre(s): renaissance[21]

  • Community tags: renaissance[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1e339b7e-a9a3-4a55-8cf6-46e966c28175[23]

Body

Origins and Family

John Farmer's place of birth was England[2]. He was born on January 1, 1570[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Farmer worked as a composer[5].

Death and Burial

John Farmer died on 1601[4].

Why It Matters

John Farmer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was John Farmer born?

John Farmer was born in England[2].

What did John Farmer do for work?

John Farmer worked as composer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  2. 18d ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language John Farmer
    Given name John
    Family name Farmer
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: John Farmer"
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