What is William Chatterton Dix's middle name?
Chatterton
William Chatterton Dix date of birth:
June 14, 1837
How old was William Chatterton Dix when died?
61
Where was William Chatterton Dix born?
Bristol, England
When did William Chatterton Dix die?
September 9, 1898
What is William Chatterton Dix nationality?
British
William Chatterton Dix claim to fame:
What Child is This?
Short Biography
William Chatterton Dix (14 June 1837 – 9 September 1898) was an English writer of hymns and carols. He was born in Bristol, the son of John Dix, a local surgeon, who wrote The Life of Chatterton the poet, a book of Pen Pictures of Popular English Preachers and other works. His father gave him his middle name in honour of Thomas Chatterton, a poet about whom he had written a biography. He was educated at the Grammar School, Bristol, for a mercatile career, and became manager of a maritime insurance company in Glasgow where he spent most of his life.