No free photograph
John Joseph Woods
New Zealand songwriter (1849-1934) · New Zealand · Musicians · Died at 85
John Joseph Woods is read about 3.5 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?John Joseph Woods was a New Zealand teacher and songwriter. He is best known for winning a competition to set "God Defend New Zealand", a poem by Thomas Bracken, to music. By doing this, he composed the tune to what later became New Zealand's national anthem.
Also in Deutsch
Photos 1
About this person
John Joseph Woods was a New Zealand teacher and songwriter. He is best known for winning a competition to set "God Defend New Zealand", a poem by Thomas Bracken, to music. By doing this, he composed the tune to what later became New Zealand's national anthem. Woods was also the Tuapeka County Council clerk for 55 years.
Musicians from New Zealand 6
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.