| LC control no. | nr 93034350 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dix, W. Chatterton (William Chatterton), 1837-1898 |
| Variant(s) | Dix, William Chatterton, 1837-1898 Dix, William C., 1837-1898 |
| Birth date | 18370614 |
| Death date | 18980909 |
| Place of birth | Bristol (England) |
| Place of death | Cheddar (England) |
| Field of activity | Church music Devotional literature |
| Affiliation | Church of England |
| Profession or occupation | Hymn writers Authors |
| Found in | His Days of first love, 1913: t.p. (W. Chatterton Dix) Bio. and gen. master index, 1980 (Dix, William Chatterton, 1837-1898) What child is this? for male chorus, 2011 : (lyrics by William C. Dix) Gordon Giles' article for Oxford Index, viewed online 10 Feb 2014 (Dix, William Chatterton (1837-1898), hymn writer...born in Bristol on 14 June 1837...about 1859, Dix wrote his first collection of hymns...was a committed high-church Anglican...retired to Cheddar in Somerset, where he died on 9 September 1898...legacy of hymns remains strong, particularly with such favourites as...'As with gladness men of old' ; ...the Christmas carol 'What child is this?'...also wrote devotional works) <http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=97110&back=> |
| Associated language | eng |
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