# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-tavener
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:47:21.148Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-tavener"
name: "John Tavener"
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description: "Sir John Kenneth Tavener was an English composer of choral religious works. Among his works are The Lamb (1982), The Protecting Veil (1988), and Song for Athene (1993)."
tagline: "British composer (1944-2013)"
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birthDate: "1944-01-28"
deathDate: "2013-11-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump