William Arms Fisher

American historian, music editor, and writer on music (1861-1948)
Person human Q3209532
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William Arms Fisher

Summary

William Arms Fisher is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on April 27, 1861[3]. He died in Boston[4]. He died on December 18, 1948[5]. He worked as a composer[6], historian[7], music historian[8], editor[9], and music journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in San Francisco[2], William Arms Fisher…
  • William Arms Fisher passed away in Boston[4].
  • William Arms Fisher was born on April 27, 1861[3].
  • William Arms Fisher died on December 18, 1948[5].
  • William Arms Fisher held citizenship in United States[12].
  • William Arms Fisher's professions included composer[6].
  • William Arms Fisher worked as a historian[7].
  • William Arms Fisher worked as a music historian[8].
  • William Arms Fisher worked as an editor[9].
  • William Arms Fisher's professions included music journalist[10].
  • William Arms Fisher worked as a lyricist[13].
  • William Arms Fisher was educated at National Conservatory of Music of America[14].
  • William Arms Fisher is recorded as male[15].
  • William Arms Fisher's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Arms Fisher's Commons category is recorded as William Arms Fisher[17].
  • William Arms Fisher's family name is recorded as Fisher[18].
  • William Arms Fisher's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Arms Fisher studied under Antonín Dvořák[20].
  • William Arms Fisher studied under Horatio Parker[21].
  • William Arms Fisher's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[22].
  • William Arms Fisher's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1861-04-27[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1948-12-18[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 72c95b0c-bc21-4df7-93a3-ce0eb575cde5[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in San Francisco[2], William Arms Fisher… he was born on April 27, 1861[3].

Education

William Arms Fisher was educated at National Conservatory of Music of America[14]. Studied under Antonín Dvořák[20], a classical composer[29], 1841–1904[30], of Kingdom of Bohemia[31], awarded the Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy)[32], specialised in performing arts[33] and Horatio Parker[21], a composer[34], 1863–1919[35], of United States[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], historian[7], music historian[8], editor[9], music journalist[10], and lyricist[13].

Death and Burial

William Arms Fisher died on December 18, 1948[5]. He died in Boston[4].

Why It Matters

William Arms Fisher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was William Arms Fisher born?

William Arms Fisher's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did William Arms Fisher die?

William Arms Fisher died in Boston[4].

What did William Arms Fisher do for work?

William Arms Fisher worked as composer[6], historian[7], music historian[8], editor[9], and music journalist[10].

Where did William Arms Fisher go to school?

William Arms Fisher was educated at National Conservatory of Music of America[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, historian, music historian +3
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