John Newton

Person · Open Library

Born

1622

Died

1678

Works

22

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Film & TV

Sound

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Australia

Active from

1725

Active to

1807

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Listeners

13,400

Total plays

38,790

John Henry Newton (24 July 1725 – 21 December 1807) was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career at sea, at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years, and was himself enslaved for a period. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of slavery. He was the author of many hymns, including "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken." <a href="https://www.la

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

   · 1996 · cited 204,615x

2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

   · 2021 · cited 43,656x

3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

   · 2000 · cited 36,917x

4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

   · 2007 · cited 35,587x

5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

   · 1992 · cited 29,134x

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Quotes

• “Whether men are pleased or not, we will, we must, worship the Lamb that was slain.”
• “By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes his glory to pass before the soul that seeks him, you may acquire more true spiritual knowledge and comfort, than by a day or a week's converse with the best of men, or the most studious perusal of many folios.”
• “Zeal is that pure and heavenly flame, The fire of love supplies; While that which often bears the name, Is self in a disguise. True zeal is merciful and mild, Can pity and forbear; The false is headstrong, fierce and wild, And breathes revenge and war.”
• “Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) That sav'd a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.”
• “'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears reliev'd; How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believ'd!”
• “Thro' many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.”

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Key facts

Born

4 August [ O.S. 24 July ] 1725 , Wapping , London, England

Died

21 December 1807 (1807-12-21) (aged 82), London , England

Spouse

Mary Catlett ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1750 ; died 1790 ) ​

Occupation

British sailor, slaver, Anglican cleric and prominent slavery abolitionist

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