William Chatterton Dix

Also known as W.C. Dix

English writer of hymns and carols (1837–1898)

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Type: Person
Country: GB
Active from: 1837-06-14
Active to: 1898-09-07

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William Chatterton Dix was born in Bristol, England on June 14, 1837, the son of a surgeon. William Dix' father, a surgeon, wrote a biography of poet Thomas Chatterton, and gave his son his middle name in his honor. Young William attended the Bristol Grammar School for a commercial career. After school he became the manager of a marine insurance company in Glasgow, a vocation which he followed to the end of his life. His heart was in the poetry of worship. He wrote more than 40 hymns over the

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Bristol
Place of death: Cheddar
Occupation: hymnwriter
Languages spoken: English language
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date of birth: 1837-06-14
date of death: 1898-09-09
Commons category: William Chatterton Dix
place of burial: Cheddar
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1800-00-00

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