John Thomas
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1826
- Died
- 1913
- Works
- 47
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- Cyfrinach y Culfor
- History of the harp
- History of the harp from the earliest period down to the present day
- The seasons for the harp
- The Hymn
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There are at least two artists called John Thomas. 1) 19th-century Welsh harpist and composer; 2) American keyboardist, associated with Captain Beefheart and Bruce Hornsby. 1) John Thomas ('Pencerdd Gwalia') (1826-1913), harpist and composer, was born in Bridgend, Glamorgan. In 1838, he won the triple harp at the Abergavenny eisteddfod. In 1840, he went to the Royal Academy of Music, and was made a Fellow on his departure in 1846. In 1851, he began a concert tour of Europe, and in 1862 gave his
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Marshfield
- Place of death
- Richelieu River
- Occupation
- military officer
- Conflict
- American Revolutionary War
- Military branch
- Continental Army
- Military rank
- major general
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- cause of death
- smallpox
- date of birth
- 1724-01-01
- date of death
- 1776-06-02
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- John Thomas
- allegiance
- United States
- place of burial
- Fort Chambly
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Article · Deutsch
John Thomas (* 1724 in Marshfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay; † 2. Juni 1776 nahe Chambly, Kanada) war ein britisch-amerikanischer Arzt und Generalmajor der Kontinentalarmee. Er war unter anderem maßgeblich an der Belagerung von Boston (1775/1776) beteiligt. Nach der Schlacht von Québec kommandierte er den amerikanischen Rückzug aus Kanada, erkrankte aber an Pocken und verstarb.
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