Frances Jane Crosby

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Baptist_Church
Methodism
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_South
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Putnam_County,_New_York
gptkbp:born March 24, 1820
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mountain_Grove_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Frances Alstyne
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Philip_Bliss
gptkb:William_Howard_Doane
gptkbp:contributedTo The_American_hymnody_tradition
gptkbp:culturalImpact Significant_figure_in_American_religious_music
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bridgeport,_Connecticut
gptkbp:died February 12, 1915
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_York_Institute_for_the_Blind
gptkbp:famousFor Writing hymns that are still sung today
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frances Jane Crosby
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Salvation_Army
gptkb:The_Holiness_Movement
gptkb:The_Gospel_Music_Association
The development of gospel music
Worship music in churches
Contemporary_Christian_Music
The_Pentecostal_Movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Watts
gptkb:John_Newton
gptkb:Charles_Wesley
gptkbp:inspiration Many_contemporary_Christian_artists
gptkbp:knownFor Writing over 8,000 hymns
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Christian_music
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fanny_Crosby
gptkbp:notableWork Blessed Assurance
To God Be the Glory
Safe in the Arms of Jesus
Jesus_Is_Tenderly_Calling_You_Home
gptkbp:occupation Hymn writer
gptkbp:recognizedBy The_National_Federation_of_Music_Clubs
gptkbp:spouse Alexander Van Alstyne
gptkbp:vision Yes
gptkbp:wrote Hymns for various denominations