Martin France

drummer (1964–2024)
Person human Q1903779
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Martin France

Summary

Martin France is a human[1]. Born in Rainham[2], he… he was born on February 29, 1964[3]. He died on September 5, 2024[4]. He worked as a drummer[5], jazz musician[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rainham[2], Martin France…
  • Martin France was born on February 29, 1964[3].
  • Martin France died on September 5, 2024[4].
  • Martin France held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Martin France worked as a drummer[5].
  • Martin France's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Martin France's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Martin France was employed by Royal Academy of Music[10].
  • Martin France is recorded as male[11].
  • Martin France's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Martin France's genre is jazz[13].
  • Martin France's record label is recorded as Babel Label[14].
  • Martin France's Commons category is recorded as Martin France[15].
  • Martin France's family name is recorded as France[16].
  • Martin France's given name is recorded as Martin[17].
  • Martin France's instrument is recorded as drum kit[18].
  • Martin France's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Martin France's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Martin France'}[20].
  • Martin France's start of work period is recorded as 1980[21].
  • Martin France's end of work period is recorded as 2024[22].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1964-02-29[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-09-05[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz, post-bop[27]

  • Community tags: jazz, post-bop[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0a726890-afe7-410c-b3d7-8a8f1a13f435[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Martin France was born in Rainham[2]. He was born on February 29, 1964[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drummer[5], jazz musician[6], and university teacher[7]. Martin France was employed by Royal Academy of Music[10].

Death and Burial

Martin France died on September 5, 2024[4].

Why It Matters

Martin France ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Martin France born?

Martin France's place of birth was Rainham[2].

What did Martin France do for work?

Martin France worked as drummer[5], jazz musician[6], and university teacher[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . ram.ac.uk. Retrieved . ram.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument drum kit
    Place of birth Rainham
    Genre
    Citizenship
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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