Introduction
Born: April 13, 1816, Sheffield, England.
Died: February 1, 1875, London, England.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Born: April 13, 1816, Sheffield, England.
Died: February 1, 1875, London, England.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England.
A pianist, composer and conductor, Bennett taught music at Cambridge University, and was a principal of the Royal Society.
In 1863, he helped edit The Chorale Book for England, by Catherine Winkworth.
Queen Victoria knighted him in 1871.