Nicholas Lanier

English composer, singer, lutenist and painter (1588-1666)
Person human Q711411
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Nicholas Lanier

Summary

Nicholas Lanier is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on September 10, 1588[3]. He died in Greenwich[4]. He died on January 1666[5]. He worked as a painter[6], composer[7], lutenist[8], and singer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Nicholas Lanier was born in London[2].
  • Nicholas Lanier died in Greenwich[4].
  • Nicholas Lanier was born on September 10, 1588[3].
  • Nicholas Lanier died on January 1666[5].
  • Burial took place at St Alfege Church, Greenwich[11].
  • Nicholas Lanier held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Nicholas Lanier's professions included painter[6].
  • Nicholas Lanier's professions included composer[7].
  • Nicholas Lanier worked as a lutenist[8].
  • Nicholas Lanier's professions included singer[9].
  • Nicholas Lanier held the position of Master of the King's Music[13].
  • Nicholas Lanier is recorded as male[14].
  • Nicholas Lanier's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Nicholas Lanier's Commons category is recorded as Nicholas Lanier[16].
  • Nicholas Lanier's family name is recorded as Lanier[17].
  • Nicholas Lanier's given name is recorded as Nicholas[18].
  • Nicholas Lanier's work location is recorded as London[19].
  • Nicholas Lanier's work location is recorded as Italy[20].
  • Nicholas Lanier's relative is recorded as Nicholas Lanier[21].
  • Nicholas Lanier's depicted by is recorded as Nicolas Lanier[22].
  • Nicholas Lanier's instrument is recorded as lute[23].
  • Nicholas Lanier's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • Nicholas Lanier's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[25].
  • Nicholas Lanier's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Nicholas Lanier's date of baptism is recorded as September 10, 1588[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1588-09-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1666-02-24[31]

  • Community tags: composer, to clean up[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22330beb-7311-4bbf-9b60-7153b8f504bb[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Nicholas Lanier was born in London[2]. He was born on September 10, 1588[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], composer[7], lutenist[8], and singer[9]. Nicholas Lanier held the position of Master of the King's Music[13].

Death and Burial

Nicholas Lanier died on January 1666[5]. He died in Greenwich[4]. He is buried at St Alfege Church, Greenwich[11].

Why It Matters

Nicholas Lanier ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Nicholas Lanier born?

Born in London[2], Nicholas Lanier…

Where did Nicholas Lanier die?

Nicholas Lanier passed away in Greenwich[4].

What did Nicholas Lanier do for work?

Nicholas Lanier worked as painter[6], composer[7], lutenist[8], and singer[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation painter, composer, lutenist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 14d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    Has works in the collection Bate Collection of Musical Instruments
    Position held Master of the King's Music
    Depicted by Nicolas Lanier
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32178|batch #32178]]: P2949 Update Qualifiers"
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