Catherine Winkworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English hymn translator
Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1827
Place of Birth: Metropolitan Borough of Holborn, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jul-1878
Profession: translator
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Catherine Winkworth
- Catherine Winkworth (13 September 1827 – 1 July 1878) translated the German chorale tradition of church hymns for English speakers, for which she is recognized liturgically by Episcopal Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- She also worked for wider educational opportunities for girls, and translated biographies of two founders of religious sisterhoods.
- When 16, Winkworth appears to have coined a once well-known political pun, peccavi, "I have Sindh", relating to the British occupation of Sindh.
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