Lawrence Benjamin Brown

American composer, arranger and pianist (1893-1972)
Person human Q19561168
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Lawrence Benjamin Brown was born on August 29, 1893[1], in Jacksonville[2]. He died on December 25, 1972[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and pianist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Ethnic group: African Americans[9]
  • Student: Ruth Reese[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Archives at: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[12], Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[13]
  • Family name: Brown[14]
  • Given name: Lawrence[15]
  • Instrument: piano[16]
  • Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Start of work period: 1924[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library[20]

Why It Matters

Lawrence Benjamin Brown is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Lawrence Benjamin Brown born?

Lawrence Benjamin Brown was born in Jacksonville[2].

Where did Lawrence Benjamin Brown die?

Lawrence Benjamin Brown passed away in New York City[4].

What did Lawrence Benjamin Brown do for work?

Lawrence Benjamin Brown worked as a composer[5] and pianist[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lawrence Benjamin Brown. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lawrence-benjamin-brown
MLA “Lawrence Benjamin Brown.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lawrence-benjamin-brown.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lawrence-benjamin-brown_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lawrence Benjamin Brown}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lawrence-benjamin-brown}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Lawrence Benjamin Brown — https://4ort.xyz/entity/lawrence-benjamin-brown (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lawrence-benjamin-brown · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → New York City
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'mzn']
    Sitelink count → 5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 398445
    Isni → 0000000116489638
    Rero id (legacy) → A012707794
    Kanto id → 000190785
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.