John Wells

New Zealand organ scholar, performer, composer, recording artist, and teacher
Person human Q113857418
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John Wells

Summary

John Wells is a human[1]. He was born in Stamford[2]. He was born on 1948[3]. He worked as an organist[4], composer[5], university teacher[6], and organ scholar[7].

Key Facts

  • John Wells was born in Stamford[2].
  • John Wells was born on 1948[3].
  • John Wells's professions included organist[4].
  • John Wells worked as a composer[5].
  • John Wells worked as a university teacher[6].
  • John Wells worked as an organ scholar[7].
  • Among John Wells's employers was Whanganui Collegiate School[8].
  • Among John Wells's employers was St John's Theological College[9].
  • John Wells was employed by University of Auckland[10].
  • John Wells was educated at University of Cambridge[11].
  • John Wells was educated at Indiana University Bloomington[12].
  • John Wells is recorded as male[13].
  • John Wells's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Wells supervised Indra Hughes as a doctoral student[15].
  • John Wells's family name is recorded as Wells[16].
  • John Wells's given name is recorded as John[17].
  • John Wells's given name is recorded as Shaw[18].
  • John Wells's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • John Wells's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[20].
  • John Wells's writing language is recorded as English[21].

Body

Origins and Family

John Wells's place of birth was Stamford[2]. He was born on 1948[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[11], a collegiate university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1209[24], headquartered in Cambridge[25] and Indiana University Bloomington[12], a public research university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1820[28], headquartered in Bloomington[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include organist[4], composer[5], university teacher[6], and organ scholar[7]. Employers include Whanganui Collegiate School[8], a secondary school[30], in New Zealand[31], founded in 1854[32]; St John's Theological College[9], a seminary[33], in New Zealand[34], founded in 1843[35]; and University of Auckland[10], a public university[36], in New Zealand[37], founded in 1883[38], headquartered in Auckland City[39]. John Wells supervised Indra Hughes as a doctoral student[15].

FAQs

Where was John Wells born?

John Wells's place of birth was Stamford[2].

What did John Wells do for work?

John Wells worked as organist[4], composer[5], university teacher[6], and organ scholar[7].

Where did John Wells go to school?

John Wells was educated at University of Cambridge[11] and Indiana University Bloomington[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . SOUNZ. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SOUNZ. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.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
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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