# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/isaac-watts
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:34:04.885Z

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name: "Isaac Watts"
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description: "Isaac Watts was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include \"When I Survey the Wondrous Cross\", \"Joy to the World\", and \"O God, Our Help in Ages Past\". He is recognised as the \"Godfather of English Hymnody\"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages."
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birthDate: "1674-07-17"
deathDate: "1748-11-25"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump