John Hill Hewitt

American songwriter, playwright and poet (1801–1890)
Person human Q1700464
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John Hill Hewitt

Summary

John Hill Hewitt is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on July 11, 1801[3]. He passed away in Baltimore[4]. He died on October 7, 1890[5]. He worked as a teacher[6], writer[7], journalist[8], songwriter[9], and editor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Hill Hewitt was born in New York City[2].
  • John Hill Hewitt died in Baltimore[4].
  • John Hill Hewitt was born on July 11, 1801[3].
  • John Hill Hewitt was born on January 1, 1801[12].
  • John Hill Hewitt died on October 7, 1890[5].
  • John Hill Hewitt died on January 1, 1890[13].
  • John Hill Hewitt's father was James Hewitt[14].
  • A child of John Hill Hewitt was Horatio Dawes Hewitt[15].
  • John Hill Hewitt held citizenship in United States[16].
  • John Hill Hewitt's professions included teacher[6].
  • John Hill Hewitt worked as a writer[7].
  • John Hill Hewitt worked as a journalist[8].
  • John Hill Hewitt's professions included songwriter[9].
  • John Hill Hewitt's professions included editor[10].
  • John Hill Hewitt worked as a poet[17].
  • John Hill Hewitt is recorded as male[18].
  • John Hill Hewitt's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Hill Hewitt's archives at is recorded as Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[20].
  • John Hill Hewitt's family name is recorded as Hewitt[21].
  • John Hill Hewitt's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Hill Hewitt's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[23].
  • John Hill Hewitt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1801-07-11[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1890-10-07[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a26065c-c0a5-48f6-96cd-51255a055924[29]

Body

Origins and Family

John Hill Hewitt was born in New York City[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 11, 1801[3] and January 1, 1801[12]. His father was James Hewitt[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include teacher[6], writer[7], journalist[8], songwriter[9], editor[10], and poet[17].

Personal Life

A child of John Hill Hewitt was Horatio Dawes Hewitt[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 7, 1890[5] and January 1, 1890[13]. John Hill Hewitt died in Baltimore[4].

Why It Matters

John Hill Hewitt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was John Hill Hewitt born?

Born in New York City[2], John Hill Hewitt…

Where did John Hill Hewitt die?

John Hill Hewitt died in Baltimore[4].

Who were John Hill Hewitt's parents?

John Hill Hewitt's father was James Hewitt[14].

What did John Hill Hewitt do for work?

John Hill Hewitt worked as teacher[6], writer[7], journalist[8], songwriter[9], and editor[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . pid.emory.edu. pid.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . imslp.org. Retrieved . imslp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation teacher, writer, journalist +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
  2. 20d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
    Child Horatio Dawes Hewitt
    Occupation teacher, writer, journalist +4
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