William Turner

British composer and singer
Person human Q8019583
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William Turner

Summary

William Turner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oxford[2]. He was born on January 1, 1651[3]. He died in Greater London[4]. He died on January 13, 1740[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Oxford[2], William Turner…
  • William Turner passed away in Greater London[4].
  • William Turner passed away in London[9].
  • William Turner was born on January 1, 1651[3].
  • William Turner died on January 13, 1740[5].
  • A child of William Turner was Ann Robinson[10].
  • William Turner held citizenship in Kingdom of England[11].
  • William Turner held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[12].
  • William Turner's professions included singer[6].
  • William Turner's professions included composer[7].
  • William Turner is recorded as male[13].
  • William Turner's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Turner is associated with the Baroque music movement[15].
  • William Turner's voice type is recorded as countertenor[16].
  • William Turner's family name is recorded as Turner[17].
  • William Turner's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Turner's instrument is recorded as organ[19].
  • William Turner's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • William Turner's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • William Turner's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • William Turner's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Began / founded: 1651[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1740-01-13[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9ca713f-aeb0-4534-ae2f-70a417381f43[27]

Body

Origins and Family

William Turner was born in Oxford[2]. He was born on January 1, 1651[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Personal Life

A child of William Turner was Ann Robinson[10].

Death and Burial

William Turner died on January 13, 1740[5]. Recorded place of death include Greater London[4], a ceremonial county of England[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1965[30] and London[9], a metropolis[31], in Roman Empire[32], founded in 0047[33].

Why It Matters

William Turner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was William Turner born?

William Turner's place of birth was Oxford[2].

Where did William Turner die?

William Turner died in Greater London[4].

What did William Turner do for work?

William Turner worked as singer[6] and composer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Greater London, London
    Family name Turner
    Sex or gender male
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