John Greaves
Sign in to saveEnglish mathematician, astronomer and antiquarian
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1602
- Died
- 8 October 1652
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Binae tabulae geographicae
- Cl. V. Iohannis bainbrigii, astronomiæ, in celeberrimâ Academiâ Oxoniensi, Professoris Saviliani, Canicularia, unà cum demonstratione ortus Sirii heliaci, pro parallelo inferioris Ǣgypti
- Description des pyramides d'Bgypte[!]
- Anonymus persa de siglis Arabum & Persarum astronomicis
- Chorasmiae et Mawaralnahrae
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1950-01-23
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 39,953
- Total plays
- 244,837
Tags
Progressive rockart rockchansonfrench popCanterbury Scene
John Greaves (born 23 February 1950) is a British bass guitarist and music composer, best known as a member of Henry Cow (1969-1976) and his collaborative albums Kew.Rhône (1977) and Smell of a Friend (as The Lodge) with Peter Blegvad. He was also a member of National Health (1978-1981) and has recorded several solo albums, including Accident (1982), Parrot Fashions (1984), La Petite Bouteille de Linge and The Caretaker. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Greaves">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Alresford
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- numismatist
- Position held
- Savilian Professor of Astronomy
- Educated at
- Leiden University
- Employer
- Merton College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Field of work
- Egyptology
- Image
- General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order (1818) (14784572853).jpg
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- date of death
- 1652-10-08
- date of birth
- 1602-01-01
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons category
- John Greaves
- different from
- John T. Graves
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