John D. Julian

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John Julian, 1839 - 1913 (no middle name on birth certificate) was a clergyman and the editor of A Dictionary of Hymnology[1] which remains a common reference for those studying hymnody and hymnology.

He graduated from Durham University (MA, 1887), from Lambeth (DD, 1894) and from Howard University, Washington DC (LLD, 1894).

He was Vicar of Topcliffe, Yorkshire; Prebendary of Church Fenton in York Minster; and Canon of York.

He also wrote Concerning Hymns (1874), History of the Use of Hymns in Pub­lic Wor­ship, and Their Pro­per Char­ac­ter­is­tics (1894), and Carols, An­cient and Mo­dern (1900).[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Julian, John (June, 1907). A Dictionary of Hymnology. London: John Murray. 
  2. ^ John D. Julian. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.