SPRINGHILL

Composer: W. F. Hurndall

William Flavell Hurndall was born July 10, 1830 at Basingstoke, England. He was the son of a minister. He was educated at Bonn University, Freidrich Wilhelms University Berlin, Glasgow University and Heidelberg University. He worked as a Congregational minister and later as headmaster. He composed over 150 hymn tunes. He died August 24, 1888 at Scarborough. Dianne Shapiro, from email sent to Hymnary by Martin Thompson Go to person page >