William Lawes

Summary

William Lawes is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Salisbury^[2]. He was born on May 1, 1602^[3]. He died in Chester^[4]. He died on September 24, 1645^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6] and viol player^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• William Lawes's place of birth was Salisbury^[2].
• William Lawes died in Chester^[4].
• William Lawes was born on May 1, 1602^[3].
• William Lawes died on September 24, 1645^[5].
• William Lawes held citizenship in Kingdom of England^[9].
• William Lawes's professions included composer^[6].
• William Lawes worked as a viol player^[7].
• William Lawes's education included a stint at Salisbury Cathedral School^[10].
• William Lawes is recorded as male^[11].
• William Lawes's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• William Lawes is associated with the Baroque music movement^[13].
• William Lawes's Commons category is recorded as William Lawes^[14].
• William Lawes was part of the conflict English Civil War^[15].
• William Lawes's family name is recorded as Lawes^[16].
• William Lawes's given name is recorded as William^[17].
• William Lawes's manner of death is recorded as death in battle^[18].
• William Lawes's instrument is recorded as viol^[19].
• William Lawes's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[20].
• William Lawes's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[21].
• William Lawes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• William Lawes's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Lawes'}^[23].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[24]

• Country: GB^[25]

• Began / founded: 1602-04^[26]

• Ended / dissolved: 1645-09-24^[27]

• Community tags: composer^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0f583791-1031-4f57-917e-f4e6a2374c7a^[29]

Body

Origins and Family

William Lawes was born in Salisbury^[2]. He was born on May 1, 1602^[3].

Education

William Lawes was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6] and viol player^[7].

Death and Burial

William Lawes died on September 24, 1645^[5]. He passed away in Chester^[4].

Why It Matters

William Lawes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Where was William Lawes born?

William Lawes's place of birth was Salisbury^[2].

Where did William Lawes die?

William Lawes passed away in Chester^[4].

What did William Lawes do for work?

William Lawes worked as composer^[6] and viol player^[7].

Where did William Lawes go to school?

William Lawes was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School^[10].