John Byrom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Byrom

Poet, inventor of a shorthand system

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1692

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1763

Profession: writer, poet, inventor

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Byrom or John Byrom of Kersal or John Byrom of Manchester FRS (29 February 1692 – 26 September 1763) was an English poet, the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand and later a significant landowner.
He is most remembered as the writer of the lyrics of Anglican hymn Christians awake! Salute the happy morn, which was supposedly a Christmas gift for his daughter.