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James Burke

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Also known as Deaf Burke

English boxer, born 1809 (1809–1845)

Person · Open Library

Works
21

Top works

  • Inventing Modern America
  • Book of Bravery
  • History of England
  • The Day the Universe Changed by James Burke (1985-03-08)
  • Burke's Texas almanac, and immigrant's hand book for 1879

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1940-03-21
Active to
2010-10-10
balladr&bsoulsoul and reggae

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,516
Total plays
7,059

Tags

alternativeindieLo-Fiexperimentalbedroom

There is more than one artist by the name of James Burke: 1. James Burke is an indie/alternative musician from Boston, Massachusetts. He is a member of the band Ginger Sunburn. https://jamesburke.bandcamp.com/ 2. James Burke is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland and educated at Oxford, he received his MA in Middle English from Jesus College. Later he moved to Italy where he lectured at universities in Bologna and Urbino

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Burke
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Occupation
boxer
Sport
boxing
Image
Henry Hoppner Meyer00.jpg
Height
1.88
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manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
tuberculosis
date of birth
1809-12-08
date of death
1845-01-08
medical condition
tuberculosis
Commons category
James Burke (boxer)
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