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Sabine Baring-Gould

1834 - 1924

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Sabine Baring-Gould (; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carols "Gabriel's Message", and "Sing Lullaby" from Basque to English. His family home, the Jacobean manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved with the alterations he made and is a hotel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Sabine Baring-Gould is the 6,574th most popular writer (down from 6,479th in 2024), the 5,995th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,725th in 2019) and the 670th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 6,574 out of 7,302. Before him are Dulce Chacón, R. S. Thomas, Aleksandar Hemon, James Mason, María Dueñas, and John Scalzi. After him are Didier Van Cauwelaert, Merethe Lindstrøm, Pat Conroy, Antjie Krog, Samuel Daniel, and Anne Enright.

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Among people born in 1834, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 95. Before him are Charles Augustus Young, Maurice Raynaud, Rafael Zaldívar, Manuel Pardo, Emil Stang, and Thomas François Burgers. After him are Kapiʻolani, and John G. Carlisle. Among people deceased in 1924, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 132. Before him are Maurice Prendergast, Sándor Bródy, Henry Cabot Lodge, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, and Samuel Gompers. After him is Cecil Sharp.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 5,997 out of 8,785. Before him are Martin Wolf (1946), Aslı Enver (1984), Phil Davis (1953), Saint Piran (null), Norman Whiteside (1965), and Simon Kirke (1949). After him are William Moseley (1987), Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803), Steve Toussaint (1965), Paul Emery (1916), Samuel Daniel (1562), and James Corden (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 670. Before him are Rose Tremain (1943), Edward St Aubyn (1960), Henry Green (1905), George Peele (1556), Coventry Patmore (1823), and R. S. Thomas (1913). After him are Samuel Daniel (1562), John Lydgate (1370), George Farquhar (1677), Nina Bawden (1925), William Wycherley (1640), and Brian Moore (1921).

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