Thomas Ford

English composer, lutenist, viol player and poet
Person human Q354266
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Thomas Ford

Summary

Thomas Ford is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1580[2]. He died in London[3]. He died on November 17, 1648[4]. He worked as a poet[5], composer[6], viol player[7], lutenist[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Ford died in London[3].
  • Thomas Ford was born on January 1, 1580[2].
  • Thomas Ford died on November 17, 1648[4].
  • Thomas Ford died on January 1, 1648[11].
  • Thomas Ford died on November 1, 1648[12].
  • Burial took place at St Margaret's Church, Westminster[13].
  • Thomas Ford held citizenship in Kingdom of England[14].
  • Thomas Ford's professions included poet[5].
  • Thomas Ford's professions included composer[6].
  • Thomas Ford's professions included viol player[7].
  • Thomas Ford's professions included lutenist[8].
  • Thomas Ford's professions included writer[9].
  • Thomas Ford worked as a string player[15].
  • Thomas Ford's field of work was music[16].
  • Thomas Ford is recorded as male[17].
  • Thomas Ford's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Thomas Ford is associated with the Baroque music movement[19].
  • Thomas Ford's family name is recorded as Ford[20].
  • Thomas Ford's given name is recorded as Thomas[21].
  • Thomas Ford's described at URL is recorded as http://kalliope-verbund.info/de/eac?eac.id=118966065[22].
  • Thomas Ford's instrument is recorded as viol[23].
  • Thomas Ford's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • Thomas Ford's described by source is recorded as Ford, Thomas (d.1648) (DNB00)[25].
  • Thomas Ford's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Thomas Ford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: 1580[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1648-11-17[31]

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

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

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1d83c346-e012-4ef2-962f-291aaefed688[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Ford was born on January 1, 1580[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[5], composer[6], viol player[7], lutenist[8], writer[9], and string player[15]. Thomas Ford's field of work was music[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 17, 1648[4], January 1, 1648[11], and November 1, 1648[12]. Thomas Ford passed away in London[3]. He is buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster[13].

Why It Matters

Thomas Ford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where did Thomas Ford die?

Thomas Ford died in London[3].

What did Thomas Ford do for work?

Thomas Ford worked as poet[5], composer[6], viol player[7], lutenist[8], and writer[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . WikiTree. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'no']
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  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → 442
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  4. 16w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Field of work → —
    Movement → Baroque music
    Given name → Thomas
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