The British Musical Biography

[E] Ring, John, amateur musician, surgeon
and poet, born at Wincanton, Somerset,.
August 21, 1752. Distinguished as an advo-
cate of vaccination. He died at London,
December 7, 1821. In addition to some
poetry and professional books, he published
"The Commemoration of Handel: a poem,"
London, 1786 ; 2nd edition, 1819. This was
issued anonymously.

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