Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 45 · Women Who Shaped the Hymnal · Page 67 in print
Catherine Winkworth
At Baron Bunsen’s suggestion, Winkworth’s translated hymns were accompanied by German tunes in The Chorale Book for England.
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Alderley Edge
The family’s later home.
Baron Bunsen
The adviser who urged publication of the German tunes.
Cheltenham
The town of the women’s college she served.
Clifton
Her home and a center of her educational work.
Deaconesses
The church workers described in a book she translated.
Dresden
The German city where she studied.
Ely Place
Her birthplace address.
Gaskell
William Gaskell, one of Winkworth’s Manchester tutors.
Goldschmidt
A musician who arranged music for the Chorale Book.
Holborn
The London district containing that address.
Lyra Germanica
Winkworth’s collection of translated German hymns.
Manchester
The city where she grew up.
Monnetier
The village where she died.
Silk Merchant
Her father’s occupation.
Winkworth
The translator Catherine Winkworth.
Sources
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Winkworth, CatherineElizabeth Lee, Dictionary of National Biography (1885–1900), public domain