1920 - 1991 Person Name: John Bennett, b. 1920 Author of "Joy! joy! joy to the heart" in The Hymnal 1982 John Frederic Bennett was born March 12, 1920 in Pittsfield, Mass. He earned a B. A. from Oberlin College in 1942, an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1950, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1956. He was a poet and an English professor at Indiana University (Jeffersonville), Beloit College, Rockford College (Illinois), and St. Norbert College. His works include Fire in the Dust, Griefs and exultations, The holy unicorn and Beyond the compass rose.
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John Frederic Bennett