Peter Williams

English musicologist, organist and harpsichordist
Person human Q24192582
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Peter Williams

Summary

Peter Williams is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wolverhampton[2]. He was born on May 14, 1937[3]. He died on March 20, 2016[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], musicologist[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wolverhampton[2], Peter Williams…
  • Peter Williams was born on May 14, 1937[3].
  • Peter Williams died on March 20, 2016[4].
  • Peter Williams held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Peter Williams worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Peter Williams worked as a musicologist[6].
  • Peter Williams worked as a writer[7].
  • Peter Williams's field of work was history of music[10].
  • Peter Williams's field of work was musicology[11].
  • Peter Williams held the position of full professor[12].
  • Peter Williams was employed by University of Edinburgh[13].
  • Among Peter Williams's employers was Duke University[14].
  • Among Peter Williams's employers was Cardiff University[15].
  • Peter Williams's education included a stint at St John's College[16].
  • Peter Williams is recorded as male[17].
  • Peter Williams's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Peter Williams's family name is recorded as Williams[19].
  • Peter Williams's given name is recorded as Peter[20].
  • Peter Williams's instrument is recorded as harpsichord[21].
  • Peter Williams's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1937-05-14[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-03-20[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22c82b73-abb7-4e06-b804-b622a3b9985c[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Williams was born in Wolverhampton[2]. He was born on May 14, 1937[3].

Education

Peter Williams was educated at St John's College[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[5], musicologist[6], and writer[7]. Fields of work include history of music[10], an aspect of history[28] and musicology[11], an academic discipline[29]. Employers include University of Edinburgh[13], a public university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1583[32], headquartered in Edinburgh[33]; Duke University[14], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1838[36], headquartered in Durham[37]; and Cardiff University[15], a public research university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1883[40], headquartered in Cardiff[41]. Peter Williams held the position of full professor[12].

Death and Burial

Peter Williams died on March 20, 2016[4].

Why It Matters

Peter Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Peter Williams born?

Born in Wolverhampton[2], Peter Williams…

What did Peter Williams do for work?

Peter Williams worked as university teacher[5], musicologist[6], and writer[7].

Where did Peter Williams go to school?

Peter Williams was educated at St John's College[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved . bach-cantatas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved . bach-cantatas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved . bach-cantatas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . 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). Peter Williams. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-williams-q24192582
MLA “Peter Williams.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-williams-q24192582.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_peter-williams-q24192582_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Peter Williams}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-williams-q24192582}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Peter Williams — https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-williams-q24192582 (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/peter-williams-q24192582 · Last refreshed: