Arndt, Ernst Moritz, professor, b. 1769, d. 1860, German hymnist.
Arrhenius, Rev. Jacob, Upsala University professor, b. 1642, d. 1725, great Swedish Lutheran hymnist.
Augustine, Aurelius, great Bishop of Hippo, b. 354, d. 430.
Ausius, Hakan, d. 1653, Swedish hymnist.
Bahnmaier, Rev. Jonathan Friederich, b. 1774, d. 1841, German Lutheran hymnist.
Becker, Cornelius, pastor in Leipzig, b. 1561, d. 1604.
Bede, the Venerable, b. 673, d. 735, Latin hymnist.
Bellman, Carl Michael, Swedish poet, b. 1740, d. 1795.
Bengel, J. A., consistorial counselor in Stuttgart, Bible Theologian, b. 1687, d. 1752.
Bergstedt, C. F., Swedish author, b. 1817, d. 1903.