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]
References
- ^ Julian, John (June, 1907). A Dictionary of Hymnology. London: John Murray.
- ^ "John D. Julian". Cyberhymnal. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/j/u/julian_j.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
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