John Hughes

Welsh composer of hymn tunes, died 1932
Person human Q17309163
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John Hughes

Summary

John Hughes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dowlais[2]. He was born on November 22, 1873[3]. He passed away in Llantwit Fardre[4]. He died on May 14, 1932[5]. He worked as a composer[6], hymnwriter[7], and publisher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dowlais[2], John Hughes…
  • John Hughes passed away in Llantwit Fardre[4].
  • John Hughes was born on November 22, 1873[3].
  • John Hughes died on May 14, 1932[5].
  • John Hughes held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • John Hughes held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • John Hughes's professions included composer[6].
  • John Hughes's professions included hymnwriter[7].
  • John Hughes's professions included publisher[8].
  • John Hughes's religion is recorded as Baptists[12].
  • John Hughes is recorded as male[13].
  • John Hughes's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Hughes's family name is recorded as Hughes[15].
  • John Hughes's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Hughes's instrument is recorded as organ[17].
  • John Hughes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • John Hughes's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[19].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1873-11-22[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1932-05-14[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0fed8baf-e34d-412f-906c-52837be2d5ff[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Dowlais[2], John Hughes… he was born on November 22, 1873[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], hymnwriter[7], and publisher[8].

Personal Life

John Hughes's religion is recorded as Baptists[12].

Death and Burial

John Hughes died on May 14, 1932[5]. He passed away in Llantwit Fardre[4].

Why It Matters

John Hughes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Hughes born?

Born in Dowlais[2], John Hughes…

Where did John Hughes die?

John Hughes passed away in Llantwit Fardre[4].

What did John Hughes do for work?

John Hughes worked as composer[6], hymnwriter[7], and publisher[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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