John Wesley Work, Jr.

Summary

John Wesley Work, Jr. is a human^[1]. John Wesley Work, Jr. was born in Nashville^[2]. John Wesley Work, Jr. was born on August 6, 1871^[3]. John Wesley Work, Jr. died in Nashville^[4]. John Wesley Work, Jr. died on September 7, 1925^[5]. John Wesley Work, Jr. worked as a musicologist^[6], songwriter^[7], and folk song collector^[8]. John Wesley Work, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• John Wesley Work, Jr. was born in Nashville^[2].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. passed away in Nashville^[4].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. was born on August 6, 1871^[3].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. died on September 7, 1925^[5].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s father was John Wesley Work I^[10].
• A child of John Wesley Work, Jr. was John Wesley Work III^[11].
• A child of John Wesley Work, Jr. was Julian Work^[12].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. held citizenship in United States^[13].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s professions included musicologist^[6].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s professions included songwriter^[7].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. worked as a folk song collector^[8].
• Among John Wesley Work, Jr.'s employers was Fisk University^[15].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. was educated at Harvard University^[16].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s education included a stint at Fisk University^[17].
• John Wesley Work, Jr. is recorded as male^[18].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s Commons category is recorded as John Wesley Work Jr.^[20].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s archives at is recorded as Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library^[21].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s family name is recorded as Work^[22].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s given name is recorded as John^[23].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s given name is recorded as Wesley^[24].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[25].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• John Wesley Work, Jr.'s birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Wesley Work'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1871-08-06^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1925-09-07^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6b207dd1-76eb-4696-b9c3-21c1e74c1891^[32]

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Origins and Family

John Wesley Work, Jr. was born in Nashville^[2]. John Wesley Work, Jr. was born on August 6, 1871^[3]. John Wesley Work, Jr.'s father was John Wesley Work I^[10]. John Wesley Work, Jr. is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[16], a private university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1636^[35], headquartered in Cambridge^[36] and Fisk University^[17], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1866^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist^[6], songwriter^[7], and folk song collector^[8]. John Wesley Work, Jr. was employed by Fisk University^[15].

Personal Life

Children include John Wesley Work III^[11], a composer^[40], 1901–1967^[41], of United States^[42] and Julian Work^[12], a music arranger^[43], 1910–1995^[44], of United States^[45].

Death and Burial

John Wesley Work, Jr. died on September 7, 1925^[5]. John Wesley Work, Jr. passed away in Nashville^[4].

Why It Matters

John Wesley Work, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9] John Wesley Work, Jr. is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

FAQs

Where was John Wesley Work, Jr. born?

John Wesley Work, Jr. was born in Nashville^[2].

Where did John Wesley Work, Jr. die?

John Wesley Work, Jr. died in Nashville^[4].

Who were John Wesley Work, Jr.'s parents?

John Wesley Work, Jr.'s father was John Wesley Work I^[10].

What did John Wesley Work, Jr. do for work?

John Wesley Work, Jr. worked as musicologist^[6], songwriter^[7], and folk song collector^[8].

Where did John Wesley Work, Jr. go to school?

John Wesley Work, Jr. was educated at Harvard University^[16] and Fisk University^[17].