Orlando Gibbons

Summary

Orlando Gibbons is a human^[1]. Born in Oxford^[2], he… he was born on December 25, 1583^[3]. He died in Canterbury^[4]. He died on June 5, 1625^[5]. He worked as a classical composer^[6], organist^[7], and composer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month, #7,184 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Orlando Gibbons was born in Oxford^[2].
• Orlando Gibbons passed away in Canterbury^[4].
• Orlando Gibbons was born on December 25, 1583^[3].
• Orlando Gibbons was born on January 1, 1583^[10].
• Orlando Gibbons died on June 5, 1625^[5].
• Orlando Gibbons died on January 1, 1625^[11].
• Orlando Gibbons is buried at Canterbury Cathedral^[12].
• A child of Orlando Gibbons was Christopher Gibbons^[13].
• Orlando Gibbons held citizenship in Kingdom of England^[14].
• Orlando Gibbons's professions included classical composer^[6].
• Orlando Gibbons's professions included organist^[7].
• Orlando Gibbons's professions included composer^[8].
• Orlando Gibbons's education included a stint at King's College^[15].
• Orlando Gibbons was educated at King's College School^[16].
• Orlando Gibbons is recorded as male^[17].
• Orlando Gibbons's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Orlando Gibbons is associated with the Baroque music movement^[19].
• Orlando Gibbons's genre is classical music^[20].
• Orlando Gibbons's Commons category is recorded as Orlando Gibbons^[21].
• Orlando Gibbons's family name is recorded as Gibbons^[22].
• Orlando Gibbons's given name is recorded as Orlando^[23].
• Orlando Gibbons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orlando Gibbons^[24].
• Orlando Gibbons's Commons gallery is recorded as Orlando Gibbons^[25].
• Orlando Gibbons's instrument is recorded as organ^[26].
• Orlando Gibbons's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1583-12-25^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1625-06-05^[31]

• Genre(s): baroque, classical, renaissance^[32]

• Community tags: baroque, classical, renaissance^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 50b144fd-2012-4cd9-be65-62a09c3ddb44^[34]

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Origins and Family

Orlando Gibbons was born in Oxford^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 25, 1583^[3] and January 1, 1583^[10].

Education

Educated at King's College^[15], a college of the University of Cambridge^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1441^[37], headquartered in Cambridge^[38] and King's College School^[16], an independent school^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1441^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include classical composer^[6], organist^[7], and composer^[8].

Personal Life

A child of Orlando Gibbons was Christopher Gibbons^[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include June 5, 1625^[5] and January 1, 1625^[11]. Orlando Gibbons passed away in Canterbury^[4]. He is buried at Canterbury Cathedral^[12].

Why It Matters

Orlando Gibbons ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month, #7,184 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Orlando Gibbons born?

Born in Oxford^[2], Orlando Gibbons…

Where did Orlando Gibbons die?

Orlando Gibbons passed away in Canterbury^[4].

What did Orlando Gibbons do for work?

Orlando Gibbons worked as classical composer^[6], organist^[7], and composer^[8].

Where did Orlando Gibbons go to school?

Orlando Gibbons was educated at King's College^[15] and King's College School^[16].