b. 28 June 1814. d. 26 September 1863. Nationality: English.
Hymn writer, theologian, poet, and translator. Educated at University College, Oxford.
Ordained in the Church of England in 1839, but converted to Catholicism in 1845 and
became a Catholic priest in 1847. Travelled extensively throughout the continent.
Friends with William Wordsworth, John Manners, and John Henry Newman. Dedicated *Sights
and Thoughts in Foreign Churches and among Foreign Peoples* (1842) to Wordsworth.
Author of eight religious treatises (1853-1860). Biographical information: *ODNB*.
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