Tom Turpin

American ragtime composer and saloon-keeper (1871-1922)
Person human Q1345690
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Tom Turpin

Summary

Tom Turpin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Savannah[2]. He was born on November 18, 1871[3]. He passed away in St. Louis[4]. He died on August 13, 1922[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and pianist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Tom Turpin's place of birth was Savannah[2].
  • Tom Turpin passed away in St. Louis[4].
  • Tom Turpin was born on November 18, 1871[3].
  • Tom Turpin died on August 13, 1922[5].
  • Burial took place at Saint Peter's Cemetery[9].
  • Tom Turpin held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Tom Turpin is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Tom Turpin's professions included composer[6].
  • Tom Turpin's professions included pianist[7].
  • Tom Turpin is recorded as male[12].
  • Tom Turpin's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Tom Turpin's genre is jazz[14].
  • Tom Turpin's Commons category is recorded as Tom Turpin[15].
  • Tom Turpin's family name is recorded as Turpin[16].
  • Tom Turpin's given name is recorded as Tom[17].
  • Tom Turpin's instrument is recorded as piano[18].
  • Tom Turpin's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[19].

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.

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1871-11-18[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1922-08-13[23]

  • Genre(s): jazz[24]

  • Community tags: jazz[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b35fb3cc-baca-4241-bd05-6b54ac730657[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Tom Turpin's place of birth was Savannah[2]. He was born on November 18, 1871[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and pianist[7].

Death and Burial

Tom Turpin died on August 13, 1922[5]. He died in St. Louis[4]. He is buried at Saint Peter's Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Tom Turpin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Tom Turpin born?

Tom Turpin was born in Savannah[2].

Where did Tom Turpin die?

Tom Turpin passed away in St. Louis[4].

What did Tom Turpin do for work?

Tom Turpin worked as composer[6] and pianist[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . African American Registry. Retrieved . aaregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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