John Reading

English composer, organist and copyist
Person human Q664195
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John Reading

Summary

John Reading is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1685[2]. He passed away in London[3]. He died on September 2, 1764[4]. He worked as a composer[5], transcriber[6], and organist[7].

Key Facts

  • John Reading passed away in London[3].
  • John Reading was born on January 1, 1685[2].
  • John Reading died on September 2, 1764[4].
  • John Reading's father was John Reading[8].
  • John Reading held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[9].
  • John Reading worked as a composer[5].
  • John Reading's professions included transcriber[6].
  • John Reading's professions included organist[7].
  • John Reading is recorded as male[10].
  • John Reading's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Reading is associated with the Baroque music movement[12].
  • John Reading's family name is recorded as Reading[13].
  • John Reading's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Reading's instrument is recorded as organ[15].
  • John Reading'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: 1685[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1764-09-02[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: adcb7aef-6c7f-4c06-9585-5a5f5cba5267[21]

Body

Origins and Family

John Reading was born on January 1, 1685[2]. His father was he[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], transcriber[6], and organist[7].

Death and Burial

John Reading died on September 2, 1764[4]. He passed away in London[3].

FAQs

Where did John Reading die?

John Reading passed away in London[3].

Who were John Reading's parents?

John Reading's father was John Reading[8].

What did John Reading do for work?

John Reading worked as composer[5], transcriber[6], and organist[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [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.

Class ancestry

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

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