John Nelson

Summary

John Nelson is a human^[1]. He was born in San José^[2]. He was born on December 6, 1941^[3]. He passed away in Chicago^[4]. He died on March 31, 2025^[5]. He worked as a conductor^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• John Nelson was born in San José^[2].
• John Nelson passed away in Chicago^[4].
• John Nelson was born on December 6, 1941^[3].
• John Nelson died on March 31, 2025^[5].
• John Nelson held citizenship in United States^[8].
• John Nelson worked as a conductor^[6].
• John Nelson's field of work was music^[9].
• John Nelson's field of work was conducting^[10].
• John Nelson's education included a stint at Wheaton College^[11].
• John Nelson was educated at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music^[12].
• John Nelson is recorded as male^[13].
• John Nelson's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• John Nelson's genre is classical music^[15].
• John Nelson's record label is recorded as Virgin Classics^[16].
• John Nelson's record label is recorded as Erato Records^[17].
• John Nelson's family name is recorded as Nelson^[18].
• John Nelson's given name is recorded as John^[19].
• John Nelson studied under Julius Herford^[20].
• John Nelson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• John Nelson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Nelson'}^[22].
• John Nelson's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[23].
• John Nelson's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1941-12-06^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-03-31^[28]

• Community tags: conductor^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: f00f9497-6bad-40fb-b28b-e574f6bb27e6^[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in San José^[2], John Nelson… he was born on December 6, 1941^[3].

Education

Educated at Wheaton College^[11], a liberal arts college^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1860^[33] and Wheaton College Conservatory of Music^[12], a conservatory^[34], in United States^[35]. John Nelson studied under Julius Herford^[20].

Career and Affiliations

John Nelson's professions included conductor^[6]. Fields of work include music^[9], a type of arts^[36] and conducting^[10], an activity^[37].

Death and Burial

John Nelson died on March 31, 2025^[5]. He died in Chicago^[4].

Why It Matters

John Nelson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

Where was John Nelson born?

Born in San José^[2], John Nelson…

Where did John Nelson die?

John Nelson died in Chicago^[4].

What did John Nelson do for work?

John Nelson worked as conductor^[6].

Where did John Nelson go to school?

John Nelson was educated at Wheaton College^[11] and Wheaton College Conservatory of Music^[12].