Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", "Joy to the World", and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past".

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Who was born first?

• Isaac Watts and Catharine Trotter were born the same year
• Isaac Watts was born 2 years after Joseph Addison
• Isaac Watts was born 2 years after Ludovico Antonio Muratori
• Isaac Watts was born 2 years before Anthony Collins
• Isaac Watts was born 3 years after Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury

Timeline

1. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of ShaftesburyFebruary 26, 1671 – February 4, 1713
2. Joseph AddisonMay 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719
3. Ludovico Antonio MuratoriOctober 21, 1672 – January 23, 1750
4. Catharine TrotterAugust 16, 1674 – May 11, 1749
5. Isaac Watts (this page)July 17, 1674 – November 25, 1748
6. Anthony CollinsJune 21, 1676 – December 13, 1729

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