Augustus Toplady

British hymn writer, Anglican cleric (1740–1778)
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Augustus Toplady

Summary

Augustus Toplady is a human[1]. His place of birth was Farnham[2]. He was born on November 4, 1740[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on August 11, 1778[5]. He worked as a cleric[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Augustus Toplady's place of birth was Farnham[2].
  • Augustus Toplady passed away in London[4].
  • Augustus Toplady was born on November 4, 1740[3].
  • Augustus Toplady died on August 11, 1778[5].
  • Augustus Toplady held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • Augustus Toplady worked as a cleric[6].
  • Augustus Toplady's professions included poet[7].
  • Augustus Toplady's professions included hymnwriter[8].
  • Augustus Toplady's professions included writer[9].
  • Augustus Toplady was educated at Westminster School[12].
  • Augustus Toplady's religion is recorded as Wesleyan Methodist Church[13].
  • Augustus Toplady is recorded as male[14].
  • Augustus Toplady's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Augustus Toplady's Commons category is recorded as Augustus Montague Toplady[16].
  • Augustus Toplady's archives at is recorded as Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[17].
  • Augustus Toplady's family name is recorded as Toplady[18].
  • Augustus Toplady's given name is recorded as Augustus[19].
  • Augustus Toplady's given name is recorded as Montague[20].
  • Augustus Toplady's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Augustus Montague Toplady[21].
  • Augustus Toplady's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22].
  • Augustus Toplady's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Augustus Toplady's described by source is recorded as Oxford Dictionary of National Biography[24].
  • Augustus Toplady's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[25].
  • Augustus Toplady's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
  • Augustus Toplady's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1740-11-04[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1778-08-11[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d2f42dfa-9881-467e-a294-6258e8cfb35a[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Augustus Toplady was born in Farnham[2]. He was born on November 4, 1740[3].

Education

Augustus Toplady was educated at Westminster School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cleric[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], and writer[9].

Personal Life

Augustus Toplady's religion is recorded as Wesleyan Methodist Church[13].

Death and Burial

Augustus Toplady died on August 11, 1778[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Augustus Toplady ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Augustus Toplady born?

Born in Farnham[2], Augustus Toplady…

Where did Augustus Toplady die?

Augustus Toplady died in London[4].

What did Augustus Toplady do for work?

Augustus Toplady worked as cleric[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], and writer[9].

Where did Augustus Toplady go to school?

Augustus Toplady was educated at Westminster School[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation cleric, poet, hymnwriter +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00484851
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  3. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Augustus Montague Toplady
    Citizenship
    Religion or worldview Wesleyan Methodist Church
    Place of birth Farnham
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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