William Chatterton Dix

English writer of hymns and carols (1837–1898)
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William Chatterton Dix
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William Chatterton Dix

Summary

William Chatterton Dix is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bristol[2]. He was born on June 14, 1837[3]. He died in Cheddar[4]. He died on September 9, 1898[5]. He worked as a poet[6], composer[7], and hymnwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bristol[2], William Chatterton Dix…
  • William Chatterton Dix passed away in Cheddar[4].
  • William Chatterton Dix was born on June 14, 1837[3].
  • William Chatterton Dix died on September 9, 1898[5].
  • William Chatterton Dix is buried at United Kingdom[10].
  • Burial took place at Cheddar[11].
  • William Chatterton Dix's father was John Ross Dix[12].
  • A child of William Chatterton Dix was Gertrude Dix[13].
  • William Chatterton Dix held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • William Chatterton Dix's professions included poet[6].
  • William Chatterton Dix worked as a composer[7].
  • William Chatterton Dix worked as a hymnwriter[8].
  • William Chatterton Dix is recorded as male[15].
  • William Chatterton Dix's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Chatterton Dix's Commons category is recorded as William Chatterton Dix[17].
  • William Chatterton Dix's family name is recorded as Dix[18].
  • William Chatterton Dix's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Chatterton Dix's given name is recorded as Chatterton[20].
  • William Chatterton Dix's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • William Chatterton Dix's start of work period is recorded as 1800[22].
  • William Chatterton Dix's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[23].
  • William Chatterton Dix's writing language is recorded as English[24].

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[25]

  • Country: GB[26]

  • Began / founded: 1837-06-14[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1898-09-07[28]

  • Community tags: film composer[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 371c8045-943e-45ba-b61e-a37ce4a0dd8e[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bristol[2], William Chatterton Dix… he was born on June 14, 1837[3]. His father was John Ross Dix[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], composer[7], and hymnwriter[8].

Personal Life

A child of William Chatterton Dix was Gertrude Dix[13].

Death and Burial

William Chatterton Dix died on September 9, 1898[5]. He died in Cheddar[4]. Recorded place of burial include United Kingdom[10] and Cheddar[11].

Why It Matters

William Chatterton Dix ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was William Chatterton Dix born?

William Chatterton Dix's place of birth was Bristol[2].

Where did William Chatterton Dix die?

William Chatterton Dix passed away in Cheddar[4].

Who were William Chatterton Dix's parents?

William Chatterton Dix's father was John Ross Dix[12].

What did William Chatterton Dix do for work?

William Chatterton Dix worked as poet[6], composer[7], and hymnwriter[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . mormonarts.lib.byu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. 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] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Bristol
    Citizenship
    Child Gertrude Dix
    Place of burial United Kingdom, Cheddar
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