Sydney Grundy

British dramatist (1848–1914)
Person human Q5773814
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Sydney Grundy

Summary

Sydney Grundy is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on March 23, 1848[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on July 4, 1914[5]. He worked as a librettist[6], playwright[7], and barrister[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Sydney Grundy was born in Manchester[2].
  • Sydney Grundy died in London[4].
  • Sydney Grundy was born on March 23, 1848[3].
  • Sydney Grundy died on July 4, 1914[5].
  • Burial took place at Putney Vale Cemetery[10].
  • Sydney Grundy's father was Charles Grundy[11].
  • A child of Sydney Grundy was Lily Grundy[12].
  • Sydney Grundy held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Sydney Grundy's professions included librettist[6].
  • Sydney Grundy's professions included playwright[7].
  • Sydney Grundy worked as a barrister[8].
  • Sydney Grundy's field of work was drama[14].
  • Sydney Grundy's field of work was libretto[15].
  • Sydney Grundy was educated at Victoria University of Manchester[16].
  • Sydney Grundy was a member of Middle Temple[17].
  • Sydney Grundy is recorded as male[18].
  • Sydney Grundy's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Sydney Grundy's Commons category is recorded as Sydney Grundy[20].
  • Sydney Grundy's family name is recorded as Grundy[21].
  • Sydney Grundy's given name is recorded as Sydney[22].
  • Sydney Grundy's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[23].
  • Sydney Grundy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Sydney Grundy's described by source is recorded as Men-at-the-Bar[25].
  • Sydney Grundy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Sydney Grundy's described by source is recorded as 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[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: 1848-03-23[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1914-07-04[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6b250eb6-98dd-47aa-a039-eda82b64358c[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Sydney Grundy's place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on March 23, 1848[3]. His father was Charles Grundy[11].

Education

Sydney Grundy's education included a stint at Victoria University of Manchester[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librettist[6], playwright[7], and barrister[8]. Fields of work include drama[14], a literary mode[33] and libretto[15], a literary genre[34].

Personal Life

A child of Sydney Grundy was Lily Grundy[12].

Death and Burial

Sydney Grundy died on July 4, 1914[5]. He died in London[4]. Burial took place at Putney Vale Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Sydney Grundy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Sydney Grundy born?

Born in Manchester[2], Sydney Grundy…

Where did Sydney Grundy die?

Sydney Grundy passed away in London[4].

Who were Sydney Grundy's parents?

Sydney Grundy's father was Charles Grundy[11].

What did Sydney Grundy do for work?

Sydney Grundy worked as librettist[6], playwright[7], and barrister[8].

Where did Sydney Grundy go to school?

Sydney Grundy was educated at Victoria University of Manchester[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. 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] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death London
    Child Lily Grundy
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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