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William Tans'ur

English hymn-writer, psalmodist, music teacher (1706-1783)
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Summary

William Tans'ur is a human[1]. He was born on November 6, 1706[2]. He passed away in St Neots[3]. He died on October 7, 1783[4]. He worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], and hymnwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Tans'ur died in St Neots[3].
  • William Tans'ur was born on November 6, 1706[2].
  • William Tans'ur died on October 7, 1783[4].
  • William Tans'ur held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • William Tans'ur worked as a composer[5].
  • William Tans'ur's professions included musicologist[6].
  • William Tans'ur's professions included music theorist[7].
  • William Tans'ur's professions included hymnwriter[8].
  • William Tans'ur is recorded as male[11].
  • William Tans'ur's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Tans'ur's Commons category is recorded as William Tans'ur[13].
  • William Tans'ur's family name is recorded as Tans'ur[14].
  • William Tans'ur's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Tans'ur's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16].
  • William Tans'ur's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • William Tans'ur's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[18].
  • William Tans'ur's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • William Tans'ur's P14608 is recorded as 104382686[20].

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Origins and Family

William Tans'ur was born on November 6, 1706[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], and hymnwriter[8].

Death and Burial

William Tans'ur died on October 7, 1783[4]. He died in St Neots[3].

Why It Matters

William Tans'ur ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where did William Tans'ur die?

William Tans'ur passed away in St Neots[3].

What did William Tans'ur do for work?

William Tans'ur worked as composer[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], and hymnwriter[8].

Related Entities

Andros Townsend Kingdom of Great Britain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Bargioni · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → DDSV070020
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sbn author id: DDSV070020, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/223081785|William Tans'ur (#223081785)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7257|SBN persons wi"
  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 104382686
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 104382686, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 17w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, musicologist, music theorist +1
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Riemann's Music Dictionary
    Sex or gender → male
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36438|batch #36438]]: add P1810 to P5504 (RISM persons)"
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