John Ellerton

British hymnwriter (1826–1893)
Person human Q3433259
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John Ellerton

Summary

John Ellerton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Clerkenwell[2]. He was born on December 16, 1826[3]. He died on June 15, 1893[4]. He worked as a hymnwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Ellerton was born in Clerkenwell[2].
  • John Ellerton was born on December 16, 1826[3].
  • John Ellerton died on June 15, 1893[4].
  • John Ellerton held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7].
  • John Ellerton worked as a hymnwriter[5].
  • John Ellerton's education included a stint at Trinity College[8].
  • John Ellerton's education included a stint at King William's College[9].
  • A notable work attributed to John Ellerton is Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name[10].
  • John Ellerton is recorded as male[11].
  • John Ellerton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Ellerton's given name is recorded as John[13].
  • John Ellerton's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[14].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[15]

  • Country: GB[16]

  • Began / founded: 1826-12-16[17]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1893-06-15[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2b4e4571-9e2c-4958-b395-64a707e644c1[19]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Clerkenwell[2], John Ellerton… he was born on December 16, 1826[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[8], a college of the University of Cambridge[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1546[22], headquartered in Cambridge[23] and King William's College[9], an independent school[24], in Isle of Man[25], founded in 1833[26].

Career and Affiliations

John Ellerton's professions included hymnwriter[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John Ellerton is Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name[10].

Death and Burial

John Ellerton died on June 15, 1893[4].

Why It Matters

John Ellerton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John Ellerton born?

Born in Clerkenwell[2], John Ellerton…

What did John Ellerton do for work?

John Ellerton worked as hymnwriter[5].

Where did John Ellerton go to school?

John Ellerton was educated at Trinity College[8] and King William's College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation hymnwriter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp02379429
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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