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Godfrey Thring

British hymnwriter (1823–1903)
Person Human Q5576557

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
March 25, 1823, 1823[7]
Date of death
September 13, 1903, 1903[8]
Place of birth
Alford
Place of death
Wonersh
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
Occupation
hymnwriter, cleric
Educated at
Balliol College[10]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism[11]
Sibling
Edward Thring, John Charles Thring, Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring[17][18][19]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement, Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886[15][16]
Family name
Thring[13]
Given name
Godfrey[14]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Christian Hymns[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Godfrey Thring
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000046411316
VIAF cluster ID
39046520
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2002067021
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
12632
DAHR artist ID
111830
Discogs artist ID
907639
FAST ID
481845
Freebase ID
/m/0286286
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
godfrey_thring
Hymnary author ID
Thring_Godfrey
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
2635
MusicBrainz artist ID
66641d22-3b1b-46e6-b522-7db6ce1dceb1
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Open Library ID
OL5612387A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36516
Parsifal cluster ID
429301
Prabook ID
2316294
SNARC ID
César Award for Best Supporting Actress
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgRVyM4CyRCWp434MxMT3

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Summary

Godfrey Thring was born on March 25, 1823[1], in Alford[2]. He died on September 13, 1903[3], in Wonersh[4]. He worked as a hymnwriter[5] and cleric[6].

FAQs

Where was Godfrey Thring born?

Godfrey Thring was born in Alford[2].

Where did Godfrey Thring die?

Godfrey Thring passed away in Wonersh[4].

What did Godfrey Thring do for work?

Godfrey Thring worked as a hymnwriter[5] and cleric[6].

Where did Godfrey Thring go to school?

Godfrey Thring was educated at Balliol College[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 907639
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