John Sebastian

American musician, composer, harmonica player
Person human Q20679336
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John Sebastian

Summary

John Sebastian is a human[1]. He was born in Philadelphia[2]. He was born on April 25, 1914[3]. He passed away in Périgord[4]. He died on August 18, 1980[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Sebastian's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • John Sebastian died in Périgord[4].
  • John Sebastian was born on April 25, 1914[3].
  • John Sebastian died on August 18, 1980[5].
  • Among John Sebastian's spouses was Jane Bishir[8].
  • A child of John Sebastian was John Sebastian[9].
  • A child of John Sebastian was Mark Sebastian[10].
  • John Sebastian held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Sebastian worked as a composer[6].
  • John Sebastian was educated at Haverford College[12].
  • John Sebastian is recorded as male[13].
  • John Sebastian's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Sebastian's record label is recorded as Schirmer Records[15].
  • John Sebastian's family name is recorded as Sebastian[16].
  • John Sebastian's given name is recorded as John[17].
  • John Sebastian's instrument is recorded as harmonica[18].
  • John Sebastian's start of work period is recorded as 1930[19].

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[20]

  • Began / founded: 1914-04-25[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1980-08-18[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b23ccb16-b2ba-487c-9a63-66639620b585[23]

Body

Origins and Family

John Sebastian was born in Philadelphia[2]. He was born on April 25, 1914[3].

Education

John Sebastian was educated at Haverford College[12].

Career and Affiliations

John Sebastian worked as a composer[6].

Personal Life

Among John Sebastian's spouses was Jane Bishir[8]. Children include he[9], a guitarist[24], b. 1944[25], of United States[26] and Mark Sebastian[10], a songwriter[27], of United States[28].

Death and Burial

John Sebastian died on August 18, 1980[5]. He died in Périgord[4].

Why It Matters

John Sebastian ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Sebastian born?

John Sebastian's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did John Sebastian die?

John Sebastian died in Périgord[4].

Who was John Sebastian married to?

John Sebastian's spouses include Jane Bishir[8].

What did John Sebastian do for work?

John Sebastian worked as composer[6].

Where did John Sebastian go to school?

John Sebastian was educated at Haverford College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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