John Metcalf

British-Canadian composer (born 1946)
Person human Q6248571
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John Metcalf

Summary

John Metcalf is a human[1]. His place of birth was Swansea[2]. He was born on January 1, 1946[3]. He worked as a composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Metcalf's place of birth was Swansea[2].
  • John Metcalf was born on January 1, 1946[3].
  • John Metcalf held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • John Metcalf worked as a composer[4].
  • John Metcalf was educated at Cardiff University[7].
  • John Metcalf's education included a stint at Dean Close School[8].
  • John Metcalf was educated at Bishop Gore[9].
  • John Metcalf received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • John Metcalf is recorded as male[11].
  • John Metcalf's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Metcalf's family name is recorded as Metcalf[13].
  • John Metcalf's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Metcalf's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • John Metcalf's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Metcalf'}[16].
  • John Metcalf's different from is recorded as John W. Metcalf[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: 1946[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1309c84-eedc-4636-b9a5-587264b57440[21]

Body

Origins and Family

John Metcalf's place of birth was Swansea[2]. He was born on January 1, 1946[3].

Education

Educated at Cardiff University[7], a public research university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1883[24], headquartered in Cardiff[25]; Dean Close School[8], a school[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1886[28]; and Bishop Gore[9], a secondary school[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1682[31].

Career and Affiliations

John Metcalf's professions included composer[4].

Recognition

John Metcalf received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Why It Matters

John Metcalf ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was John Metcalf born?

John Metcalf's place of birth was Swansea[2].

What did John Metcalf do for work?

John Metcalf worked as composer[4].

Where did John Metcalf go to school?

John Metcalf was educated at Cardiff University[7], Dean Close School[8], and Bishop Gore[9].

What awards did John Metcalf receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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