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Apr 21, 1783 Died on 03 Apr 1826 (aged 42)
English clergyman
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About Reginald Heber
- Reginald Heber (21 April 1783 – 3 April 1826) was an English bishop, man of letters and hymn-writer.
- After 16 years as a country parson, he served as Bishop of Calcutta until his death at the age of 42.
- The son of a rich landowner and cleric, Heber gained fame at the University of Oxford as a poet.
- After graduation he made an extended tour of Scandinavia, Russia and Central Europe.
- Ordained in 1807, he took over his father's old parish, Hodnet, Shropshire.
- He also wrote hymns and general literature, including a study of the works of the 17th-century cleric Jeremy Taylor.
- He was consecrated Bishop of Calcutta in October 1823.
- He travelled widely and worked to improve the spiritual and general living conditions of his flock.
- Arduous duties, a hostile climate and poor health led to his collapse and death after less than three years in India.
- Memorials were erected there and in St Paul's Cathedral, London.
- A collection of his hymns appeared soon after his death.
- One, "Holy, Holy, Holy", remains popular for Trinity Sunday.
