Lomax, John A. 1867-1948

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Name (Latin)
Lomax, John A. 1867-1948
Other forms of name
Lomax, J. A. (John Avery), 1867-1948
Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948
Date of birth
1867-09-23
Date of death
1948-01-26
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 46874966
Wikidata: Q1349618
Library of congress: n 79148914
OCoLC: oca00379966
Sources of Information
  • LC database, Dec. 13, 2010(hdg.: Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948; usage: John A. Lomax [predominant form], J.A. Lomax, John Lomax)
  • His Cowboy songs of the Mexican border, 1910.
  • Lomax, J.A. Adventures of a ballad hunter, 1947:t.p. (John A. Lomax)
  • Porterfield, N. Last cavalier, c1996:t.p. (John A. Lomax, 1867-1948) p. 10 (John Avery Lomax; b. Sept. 23, 1867, Mississippi) p. 485 (d. Jan. 26, 1948, Greenville, Miss.)
  • Baker, 8th ed.(Lomax, John Avery; b. Sept. 23, 1867, Goodman, Miss., d. Jan. 26, 1948, Greenville, Miss.; American ethnomusicologist, father of Alan Lomax)
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Wikipedia description:

John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 – January 26, 1948) was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist, and a folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk music. He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lomax Hawes, also distinguished collectors of folk music.

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