Henry Fynes Clinton (14 January 1781 – 24 October 1852) was an

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classical scholar Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

chronologist Chronology (from Latin ''chronologia'', from Ancient Greek , ''chrónos'', "time"; and , ''-logia'') is the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time. Consider, for example, the use of a timeline or sequence of events. I ...

and

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Life

He was born in Gamston,

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, the eldest son of Rev. Charles Fynes, prebendary of Westminster and perpetual curate of St. Margaret's, Westminster. For some generations his family bore the name of Fynes, but his father resumed the older family name of Clinton in 1821. His brother was the barrister and MP Clinton James Fynes Clinton. Henry was educated at Southwell Grammar School,

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and

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, where he studied classical literature and history. He entered

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in 1808 to study law. From 1806 to 1826 he was

(MP) for Aldborough. He died at Welwyn, Herts, where he had purchased the residence and estate of the poet

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. He had married twice; firstly Harriott, the daughter of Rev. Charles Wylde of Nottingham and secondly Katherine, the daughter of Rt. Rev.

Henry William Majendie Henry William Majendie (1754–1830) was an English Bishop of Chester and Bishop of Bangor. Life His grandfather André de Majendie was a Huguenot in exile who settled at Exeter. His father John James Majendie was a canon of Windsor and was ...

, Bishop of Bangor. They had 2 sons who predeceased their father and 9 daughters.

Works

His reading was methodical (see his ''Literary Remains''). His ''Fasti'', on classical chronology, has required correction on the basis of later research. His major works are: * ''Fasti Hellenici, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Greece from the 55th to the 124th Olympiad'' (1824–1851), including dissertations on points of Greek history and Scriptural chronology; and * ''Fasti Romani, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Rome and Constantinople from the Death of Augustus to the Death of Heraclius'' (1845–1850). In 1851 and 1853 respectively he published epitomes of the above. ''The Literary Remains of H. F. Clinton'' (the first part of which contains an autobiography written in 1818) were edited by Clinton James Fynes Clinton in 1854.

References

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Fynes Clinton, Henry 1781 births 1852 deaths People from Bassetlaw District People educated at Southwell Minster Collegiate Grammar School People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Chronologists Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826