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John Stanley

1712 - 1786 Hymnal Number: 311 Composer of "WORCESTER" in The Children's Hymn Book b. 1/17/1712 in London; d. 5/19/1786 in London; English composer and organist

1801 - 1851 Person Name: Dr. Mainzer Hymnal Number: 282 Composer of "MAINZER" in The Children's Hymn Book Abbe Joseph Mainzer, b. Trier, 1807; d. Mancehster, 1851 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, ====================== Born: October 21, 1801, Trier, Germany. Died: November 10, 1851, Higher Broughton (near Manchester), England. Mainzer was educated at the Maîtrise of Trier Cathedral. Having studied engineering, he worked in mines at Saarbrücken, but was ordained in 1826 and after a few years became an abbé. He left Germany in 1833 for political reasons, settling in Brussels, then Paris, and Britain in 1839, living first in Edinburgh, then, after 1847, in Manchester. He published the Musical Times and Singing Circular. Novello took over the publication in 1844, renaming it the Musical Times. Sources: Pratt, p. 622 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/i/mainzer_j.htm ===================== http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Mainzer,_Joseph_(DNB00)

Herbert Stephen Irons

1834 - 1905 Person Name: H. S. Irons Hymnal Number: 201 Composer of "SOUTHWELL" in The Children's Hymn Book Born: January 19, 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England. Died: June 29, 1905, Nottingham, England. Irons was a nephew of the brothers Stephen & George Elvey. He became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral under T. E. Jones. After studying music under Stephen Elvey at Oxford, he was appointed organist at St. Columba’s College, a large public school at Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ireland. He stayed there only a few months before being offered the position of organist at Southwell Minister. From Southwell, he went to Chester as assistant organist to Frederic Gunton. Three years later, he accepted an appointment at St. Andrew’s Church, Nottingham, where he remained until his death. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Reginald Francis Dale

1845 - 1919 Person Name: Rev. R. F. Dale, M. A., Mus. Bac., Oxon. Hymnal Number: 76 Composer of "BARTON" in The Children's Hymn Book Born: September 2, 1845, Sydenham, England. Died: November 14, 1919, Headington, Oxford, England. Son of the Dean of Rochester, Dale was a Scholar of The Queen’s College, Oxford (BA & MusB 1866). Ordained a deacon in 1870, and priest in 1871, he was assistant master at Westminster School (1870-86); Rector of Bletchingdon (1885-99) and Hampton Poyle (1892-97), and Perpetual Curate of Binsey (1905-10). His works include: Twenty-Two Original Hymn Tunes, by Two Oxford Graduates, 1867 (co-editor with H. J. Poole) A Music Primer for Schools (co-editor with John Troutbeck) --www.hymntime.com/tch

Is. Smith

1734 - 1805 Person Name: Isaac Smith Hymnal Number: 246 Composer of "ABRIDGE" in The Children's Hymn Book Isaac Smith; published "A Collection of Psalm Tunes" about 1770 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

J. W. Elliott

1833 - 1915 Hymnal Number: 378 Composer of "CHURCH TRIUMPHANT" in The Children's Hymn Book J.W. Elliott was a popular composer of the Victorian period, and is best known for his nursery rhyme music and for his work on hymnals in the 1870s. He was born James William Elliott, in Warwick, England, on February 13, 1833. As a child, he sang as a chorister in the Leamington Parish Church. In those days, choristers were given lessons in all facets of church music, including organ lessons, counterpoint studies, and more in exchange for providing an extraordinary level of service to their parish church (services throughout the week, all holidays, extra services, etc.). The result is that most choristers who completed their studies received an excellent music education, and James was no exception. After starting his career as an organist and choirmaster for a countryside church, his talent became obvious. He moved to London, where he assisted Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame) in editing Church Hymns. In addition, James worked for a music publisher. His compositions include two operettas, numerous anthems, service music, works for instruments including the very popular harmonium, and most particularly for Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs, his children’s music score that sets many of the Nursery Rhymes to delightful music. Several of his hymn tunes are still in use today in many hymnals, most notably his hymn tune “Day of Rest.” He was heavily involved in the preparation of the musical edition of Church Hymns in 1874, the Choral Service Book of 1892, and transcriptions of hymn tunes using harmonies different than the traditional ones found in hymnals. He died in St. Marylebone, London, on February 5, 1915. --www.nursery-songs.com/

Robert Prescott Stewart

1825 - 1894 Person Name: Sir R. P. Stewart Hymnal Number: 223a Harmonizer of "PILGRIMAGE, No. 2" in The Children's Hymn Book

T. B.

Hymnal Number: 33 Composer of "FRESHWATER" in The Children's Hymn Book

Hurst William

1849 - 1906 Person Name: William Hurst Hymnal Number: 300 Composer of "LEICESTER" in The Children's Hymn Book Born: 1849, Leicester, England. Died: 1934, Coalville, England. Hurst lived most of his life at Coalville. His compositions were limited to organ music and hymn tunes. --www.hymntime.com/tch