John Walker
Sign in to saveEnglish philologist, lexicographer and actor (1732–1807)
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Vinony files it under 1732 births, 1807 deaths and 18th-century British male actors.
Its subject is documented across 3 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1732
- Died
- 1807
- Works
- 28
Top works
- The United States spelling book, with appropriate reading lessons
- The United States' spelling book with appropriate reading lessons
- Walker remodelled
- Extracts from two unpublished letters of Linnaeus
- A new critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1910-05-28
- Active to
- 1975-03-16
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,416
- Total plays
- 16,207
Tags
John Walker (real name John Maus, November 12, 1943 - May 7, 2011) was one of the founder members of The Walker Brothers. After the Walker Brothers split in the late 1960s, he enjoyed a period of solo success with several hit singles and two well received albums. After briefly reforming in the mid-seventies with the classic Tom Rush number, ’No Regrets’ and a come back album of the same name, followed by a further two albums, ‘Lines’ and ‘Nite Flights’ the Walker Brothers broke – up again in 19
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Walker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Colney Hatch
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- John Walker by Henry Ashby.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1732-03-18
- date of death
- 1807-08-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- John Walker (lexicographer)
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to John Walker, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
A critical pronouncing dictionary, and expositor of the English language .. to which are prefixed, principles of English pronunciation ...
A critical pronouncing dictionary, and expositor of the English language .. to which are prefixed, principles of English pronunciation ... : the whole interspersed with observations, etymological, critical, and grammatical
A critical pronouncing dictionary, and expositor of the English language .. to which are prefixed, principles of English pronunciation ... : the whole interspersed with observations, etymological, critical, and grammatical
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