About James William Elliott
Lived 1833 – 1915 (aged 81–82). James William Elliott was an English and British literary historian and composer.
James William Elliott (1833–1915), usually cited as J. W. Elliott, was an English collector of nursery rhymes. Together with engravers George and Edward Dalziel, he published Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs Set to Music in the 1870s.
He is cited as the author of the hymn tune "Church Triumphant" which is used to sing "I know that my Redeemer lives."
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Who was James William Elliott?
British historian (1833–1915)
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James William Elliott was born in 1833.
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James William Elliott died in 1915.
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James William Elliott was a literary historian and composer.
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James William Elliott was English and British.
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