Frances Elizabeth Cox

Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812–1897) was an English translator of German hymns.^[1] She was the daughter of Oxford academic Mr. George Valentine Cox.^[1] - also a translator from German, who died in 1875. Frances was a resident of Oxford through her whole life (notably at Cowley Lodge). She never married, and was buried at Oxford's Church of Saint Peter-in-the-East (today a College Library). In 1841, her translations were published as Sacred Hymns from the German by Pickering which contained 49 translations together with biographical notes on the German authors.^[1] The second edition was published in 1864 as Hymns from the German by Rivingtons.^[1] The translations were increased to 56, those of 1841 being revised, and with additional notes. The best known of her translations are "Jesus lives! no longer [thy terrors] now"; and "Who are these like stars appearing?" A few other translations and original hymns have been contributed by Miss Cox to the magazines; but they have not been gathered together into a volume.^[1] Her Obituary notice considered that "she was remarkable for a quiet, unassuming life, spent in quiet study and in the performance of deeds of kindness and affection".