Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1826
- Died
- 1913
- Works
- 47
Top works
- 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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- 16,100
- Total plays
- 63,435
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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
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Power Forward
- Nationality
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Brockton
- Occupation
- high jumper
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 88
- Image
- Athlete John Thomas 1960.jpg
- Height
- 196
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- Commons category
- John Thomas (athlete)
- sports discipline competed in
- high jump
- date of birth
- 1941-03-03
- date of death
- 2013-01-15
- record held
- Men's high jump world record progression
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Article · Español
John Thomas (Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, 6 de marzo de 1941-15 de enero de 2013) fue un atleta estadounidense, especializado en la prueba de salto de altura en la que llegó a ser subcampeón olímpico en 1964 y plusmarquista mundial durante más de un año, desde el 30 de abril de 1960 al 18 de junio de 1961; su mejor marca fue de 2.22 metros.
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