Isaac Watts — (July 17, 1674 – November 25, 1748) is recognised as the Father of English Hymnody , as he was the first prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in active use today and have been translated… … Wikipedia
Isaac Watts — (* 17. Juli 1674 in Southampton, England; † 25. November 1748 in London, England) war ein britischer Liederdichter. Watts ist für die vielen von ihm selbstverfassten Hymnen (750) bekannt. In … Deutsch Wikipedia
Isaac Watts — Isaac Watts. Isaac Watts (Southampton, 17 juillet 1674 – Abney Park, Stoke Newington, 25 novembre 1748) fut un hymnographe, poète, prédicateur, théologien, logicien et pédagogue anglais. Il fut étroitement lié avec le Lord maire de Londres Thomas … Wikipédia en Français
Isaac Watts — noun English poet and theologian (1674 1748) • Syn: ↑Watts • Instance Hypernyms: ↑poet, ↑theologian, ↑theologist, ↑theologizer, ↑theologiser … Useful english dictionary
Watts (surname) — Watts is a surname, and may refer to* Alan Watts, English philosopher * Alaric Alexander Watts, British poet and journalist * André Watts, German American pianist * Angie Watts, fictional character from EastEnders * Bill Watts, American… … Wikipedia
Watts — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alan Watts (1915–1973), englischer Philosoph und Dekan der anglikanischen Kirche André Watts (* 1946), US amerikanischer Pianist Charlie Watts (* 1941), britischer Schlagzeuger Coral Eugene Watts… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Isaac (disambiguation) — Isaac, Itzhak or Yitzhak (Hebrew: יִצְחָק, Standard Unicode|Yiẓḥaq Tiberian Unicode|Yiṣḥāq ; Arabic: إسحٰق, Unicode|ʾIsḥāq ; he will laugh ) is one of the patriarchs, whose story is told in the Biblical book of Genesis. (See also Binding of Isaac … Wikipedia
Watts, Isaac — ( 1674 1748 ) father of modern Protestant hymnody Isaac Watts was born in Southampton, England. His father was a Puritan deacon who had at times been imprisoned for nonconformist beliefs. Isaac received an education that included Greek,… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Watts, Isaac — (1674–1748) Hymn Writer. Watts was born in Southampton, of a non conforming family. He was educated at the Dissenting Academy at Stoke Newington and he became the pastor of an independent congregation in London. Because of bad health he… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Isaac — /uy zeuhk/, n. 1. a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1 4. 2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning laughter. * * * (as used in expressions) Albéniz Isaac Manuel Francisco Alfasi Isaac ben Jacob Asimov Isaac Funk… … Universalium