Peter Skellern

English singer, songwriter and pianist (1947–2017)
Person human Q3376885
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Peter Skellern

Summary

Peter Skellern is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bury[2]. He was born on March 14, 1947[3]. He died in Lanteglos[4]. He died on February 17, 2017[5]. He worked as a pianist[6], singer-songwriter[7], and priest[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Peter Skellern's place of birth was Bury[2].
  • Peter Skellern passed away in Lanteglos[4].
  • Peter Skellern was born on March 14, 1947[3].
  • Peter Skellern died on February 17, 2017[5].
  • Peter Skellern held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Peter Skellern worked as a pianist[6].
  • Peter Skellern worked as a singer-songwriter[7].
  • Peter Skellern's professions included priest[8].
  • Peter Skellern was educated at Derby High School, Greater Manchester[11].
  • Peter Skellern was a member of Oasis[12].
  • Peter Skellern's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[13].
  • Peter Skellern is recorded as male[14].
  • Peter Skellern's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Peter Skellern's genre is pop music[16].
  • Peter Skellern's record label is recorded as Decca[17].
  • Peter Skellern's record label is recorded as Island Records[18].
  • Peter Skellern's discography is recorded as Peter Skellern discography[19].
  • The cause of death was brain cancer[20].
  • Peter Skellern's family name is recorded as Q56540799[21].
  • Peter Skellern's given name is recorded as Peter[22].
  • Peter Skellern's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Peter Skellern's instrument is recorded as piano[24].
  • Peter Skellern's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Peter Skellern's start of work period is recorded as 1970[26].

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[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1947-03-14[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-02-17[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ac550643-5f8a-4d0d-a3e0-d5969b9b641c[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Skellern's place of birth was Bury[2]. He was born on March 14, 1947[3].

Education

Peter Skellern was educated at Derby High School, Greater Manchester[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], singer-songwriter[7], and priest[8].

Personal Life

Peter Skellern's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[13].

Death and Burial

Peter Skellern died on February 17, 2017[5]. He died in Lanteglos[4]. The cause of death was brain cancer[20].

Why It Matters

Peter Skellern ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Peter Skellern born?

Peter Skellern's place of birth was Bury[2].

Where did Peter Skellern die?

Peter Skellern died in Lanteglos[4].

What did Peter Skellern do for work?

Peter Skellern worked as pianist[6], singer-songwriter[7], and priest[8].

Where did Peter Skellern go to school?

Peter Skellern was educated at Derby High School, Greater Manchester[11].

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] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . plymouthherald.co.uk. plymouthherald.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . mirror.co.uk. mirror.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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