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E. F. Horner

Short Name: E. F. Horner
Full Name: Horner, E. F.
Birth Year: 1864
Death Year: 1928

Born: February 11, 1864, Greenwich, London, England.
Died: October 8, 1928, Paddington, London, England.

As of 1881, Horner was living at home in Lambeth, Surrey, and working as a druggist’s assistant. In 1901, he still lived in Lambeth and taught music. Horner studied under Frederick Bridge, and played the organ in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

--www.hymntime.com/tch

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Horner, Egbert Foster. b. Greenwich, London, 11 Feb 1864; d. Paddington, London, 8 Oct 1928. He was a pupil of Frederick Bridge* at the Royal College of Music. He taught harmony and counterpoint at Trinity College, London, where he was Director of Examinations (1917-27). He was also an external examiner for Durham and Birmingham Universities. He was organist of St Alphege’s, Southwark (1884-86), of St Barnabas’, Tunbridge Wells (1886-90), St John’s Westminster (1890-1919), and Holy Trinity.

--www.hymnology.co.uk/ (excerpt)

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