William Steffe

American bookkeeper and insurance agent; credited with collecting and editing the musical tune for a camp-meeting song with the traditional "Glory Hallelujah"
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William Steffe

Summary

William Steffe is a human[1]. He was born in South Carolina[2]. He was born on January 1, 1830[3]. He died on January 1, 1890[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and bookkeeper[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Steffe's place of birth was South Carolina[2].
  • William Steffe was born on January 1, 1830[3].
  • William Steffe died on January 1, 1890[4].
  • William Steffe held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William Steffe's professions included composer[5].
  • William Steffe worked as a bookkeeper[6].
  • A notable work attributed to William Steffe is Battle Hymn of the Republic[9].
  • William Steffe is recorded as male[10].
  • William Steffe's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Steffe's family name is recorded as Steffe[12].
  • William Steffe's given name is recorded as John[13].
  • William Steffe's given name is recorded as William[14].

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[15]

  • Country: US[16]

  • Began / founded: 1830[17]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1890[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4deba3cc-73ac-4466-bb47-2786c144c78e[19]

Body

Origins and Family

William Steffe's place of birth was South Carolina[2]. He was born on January 1, 1830[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5] and bookkeeper[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to William Steffe is Battle Hymn of the Republic[9].

Death and Burial

William Steffe died on January 1, 1890[4].

Why It Matters

William Steffe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Steffe born?

William Steffe was born in South Carolina[2].

What did William Steffe do for work?

William Steffe worked as composer[5] and bookkeeper[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hymnary author id Steffe_W
    Occupation composer, bookkeeper
    Project gutenberg author id 33311
    Cpdl id William Steffe
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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