Thomas Weelkes

Summary

Thomas Weelkes is a human^[1]. Born in Sussex^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1576^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on November 30, 1623^[5]. He worked as an organist^[6] and composer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Sussex^[2], Thomas Weelkes…
• Thomas Weelkes passed away in London^[4].
• Thomas Weelkes was born on January 1, 1576^[3].
• Thomas Weelkes died on November 30, 1623^[5].
• Thomas Weelkes held citizenship in Kingdom of England^[9].
• Thomas Weelkes held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Thomas Weelkes's professions included organist^[6].
• Thomas Weelkes worked as a composer^[7].
• Thomas Weelkes's field of work was music^[11].
• Thomas Weelkes was educated at New College^[12].
• Thomas Weelkes is recorded as male^[13].
• Thomas Weelkes's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Thomas Weelkes is associated with the Baroque music movement^[15].
• Thomas Weelkes's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Weelkes^[16].
• Thomas Weelkes's family name is recorded as Weelkes^[17].
• Thomas Weelkes's given name is recorded as Thomas^[18].
• Thomas Weelkes studied under William Byrd^[19].
• Thomas Weelkes's instrument is recorded as organ^[20].
• Thomas Weelkes's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[21].
• Thomas Weelkes's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[22].
• Thomas Weelkes's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[23].
• Thomas Weelkes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Thomas Weelkes's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thomas Weelkes'}^[25].
• Thomas Weelkes's date of burial or cremation is recorded as December 1, 1623^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1576-10-25^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1623-12-01^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, renaissance^[31]

• Community tags: classical, composer, renaissance^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: a6d912fa-3a2c-401e-86fa-074a9d722402^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sussex^[2], Thomas Weelkes… he was born on January 1, 1576^[3].

Education

Thomas Weelkes's education included a stint at New College^[12]. He studied under William Byrd^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include organist^[6] and composer^[7]. Thomas Weelkes's field of work was music^[11].

Death and Burial

Thomas Weelkes died on November 30, 1623^[5]. He passed away in London^[4].

Why It Matters

Thomas Weelkes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Weelkes born?

Born in Sussex^[2], Thomas Weelkes…

Where did Thomas Weelkes die?

Thomas Weelkes died in London^[4].

What did Thomas Weelkes do for work?

Thomas Weelkes worked as organist^[6] and composer^[7].

Where did Thomas Weelkes go to school?

Thomas Weelkes was educated at New College^[12].