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Deans Of Ely
The position of Dean of Ely Cathedral, in East Anglia, England, in the Diocese of Ely was created in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The first Dean of Ely had been the last Benedictine prior of Ely. List of deans Early modern *1541–1557 Robert Steward (last prior) *1557–1589 Andrew Perne *1589–1591 John Bell *1591–1614 Humphrey Tyndall *1614–1636 Henry Caesar ''or'' Adelmare *1636–1646 William Fuller *1646–1651 William Beale *1660–1661 Richard Love *1661–1662 Henry Ferne *1662 Edward Martin *1662–1667 Francis Wilford *1667–1677 Robert Mapletoft *1677–1693 John Spencer *1693–1708 John Lambe *1708–1712 Charles Roderick *1713–1729 Robert Moss *1729–1730 John Frankland *1730–1758 Peter Allix *1758–1780 Hugh Thomas *1780–1797 William Cooke Late modern *1797–1820 William Pearce *1820–1839 James Wood *1839–1858 George Peacock *1858–1869 Harvey Goodwin (afterwards Bishop of Carlisle, 1869) *1869–1893 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ely Cathedral Lantern
Ely or ELY may refer to: Places England * Ely, Cambridgeshire, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England ** Ely Rural District, a former district surrounding Ely, Cambridgeshire on the west and north ** Ely Urban District, a former district containing Ely and some surrounding areas ** Isle of Ely, a historic region and former county around the city of Ely ** Diocese of Ely, a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury * Ely Place, a road in London Ireland * Éile, a medieval kingdom commonly anglicised Ely * Ely Place, Dublin, a street Wales * Ely, Cardiff, a suburb of west Cardiff, Wales ** Ely (Cardiff electoral ward) * River Ely, a river in Wales that flows through Cardiff United States * Ely, Iowa, a city * Ely, Minnesota, a city * Ely, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Ely, Nevada, a city and county seat * Ely, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Ely, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Ely Township, Michigan * Ely, a village belonging to Fairle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Wilford
Francis Wilford (1761–1822) was an Indologist, Orientalist, fellow member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and constant collaborator of its journal – ''Asiatic Researches'' – contributing a number of fanciful, sensational, controversial, and highly unreliable articles on ancient Hindu geography, mythography, and other subjects. He contributed a series of ten articles about Hindu geography and mythology for ''Asiatic Researches'', between 1799 and 1810, claiming that all European myths were of Hindu origin and that India had produced a Christ ( Salivahana) whose life and works closely resembled the Christ of Bible. He also claimed to have discovered a Sanskrit version of Noah ( Satyavrata) and attempted to confirm the historicity of revelation and of the ethnology of Genesis from external sources, particularly Hindu or other pagan religions. In his essay ''Mount Caucasus – 1801'', he argued for a Himalayan location of Mt. Ararat, claiming that ''Ararat'' was et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Goodwin
Harvey Goodwin (9 October 1818 – 25 November 1891) was an English academic and Anglican clergyman, who was Bishop of Carlisle from 1869 until his death. Life Born at King's Lynn, he was a son of Charles Goodwin, a solicitor there; his mother was Frances Sawyer. One of his brothers was Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, the Egyptologist and judge. From 1825 to 1833 he was educated at a private school at High Wycombe. Before going into residence at Cambridge, he joined a party at Keswick, Cumberland, and read with William Hepworth Thompson, then a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was admitted pensioner of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge on 16 November 1835, and soon gave evidence of ability in mathematics. From Lady Day 1837 to Michaelmas 1839 he was scholar of his college. In his second year he became a pupil of the private tutor William Hopkins, and in the Mathematical Tripos of 1839 came out second to Robert Leslie Ellis. He was elected second Smith's prizeman, Ellis be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Peacock (mathematician)
George Peacock FRS (9 April 1791 – 8 November 1858) was an English mathematician and Anglican cleric. He founded what has been called the British algebra of logic. Early life Peacock was born on 9 April 1791 at Thornton Hall, Denton, near Darlington, County Durham. His father, Thomas Peacock, was a priest of the Church of England, incumbent and for 50 years curate of the parish of Denton, where he also kept a school. In early life, Peacock did not show any precocity of genius. He was more remarkable for daring feats of climbing than for any special attachment to study. Initially, he received his elementary education from his father and then at Sedbergh School, and at 17 years of age, he was sent to Richmond School under James Tate, a graduate of Cambridge University. At this school he distinguished himself greatly both in classics and in the rather elementary mathematics then required for entrance at Cambridge. In 1809 he became a student of Trinity College, Cambridge. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wood (mathematician)
James Wood (14 December 1760 – 23 April 1839) was a mathematician, and Master of St John's College, Cambridge. In his later years he was Dean of Ely. Life Wood was born in Holcombe, Greater Manchester, Holcombe, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury where his father ran an evening school and taught his son the elements of arithmetic and algebra. From Bury Grammar School he proceeded to St John's College, Cambridge in 1778, graduating as senior wrangler in 1782. On graduating he became a fellow of the college and in his long tenure there produced several successful academic textbooks for students of mathematics. Between 1795 and 1799 his ''The principles of mathematics and natural philosophy'', was printed, in four volumes, by J. Burges. Vol.I: 'The elements of algebra', by Wood; Vol.II: 'The principles of fluxions' by Samuel Vince; Vol.III Part I: 'The principles of mechanics" by Wood; and Vol.III Part II: "The principles of hydrostatics" by Samuel Vince; Vol.IV "The principles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pearce (priest)
William Pearce (1744–1820) was an English clergyman and academic, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1789 and Dean of Ely from 1797. Life Pearce was born on 3 December 1744 and educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was Public Orator of Cambridge from 1778 to 1788; and Master of the Temple from 1787 to 1798. In 1788 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Pearce was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1789 until his death. He was also Dean of Ely from 1797 until his death. He died on 14 November 1820.''Deaths'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ... (London, England), Thursday, Nov 16, 1820; pg. 3; Issue 11093 References 1744 births 1820 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Deans of Ely Masters of the Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cooke (Provost Of King's College)
William Cooke (1711–1797) was an English cleric and academic, Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1772 and Dean of Ely from 1780. Life He was born in St. James's, Westminster, 15 October 1711. He was sent to Harrow School in 1718, and then Eton College in 1721. In 1731 he became a scholar, and in 1734 a Fellow, of King's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1735. Soon after graduating Cooke became an assistant-master at Eton. In May 1743 he was unanimously elected head-master, but found his health too weak for the place, and in 1745 took the college living of Sturminster-Marshall, Dorset. In 1748 he was elected fellow of Eton College, and resigned Sturminster on being presented to the rectory of Denham, Buckinghamshire; he was also bursar of Eton. In 1765 he proceeded D.D., and was appointed chaplain to George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. In 1768 he accepted the rectory of Stoke Newington. On 25 March 1772 Cooke was unanimously elected Provost of King's Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Thomas (priest)
Hugh Thomas ( – 11 July 1780) was Archdeacon of Nottingham, Dean of Ely and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge. Career He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, 1724–1728 where he was awarded Bachelor of Arts (BA). He was admitted a Fellow of the College in 1728 and awarded Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1731. He was afterwards Chaplain to Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury; and Archdeacon of Nottingham from 1748–1780. In February 1754, he was elected Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; ) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity (academic discipline), divinity (i.e., Christian theology and Christian ministry, ministry or other theologies. The term is more common in the Englis ... (DD). In 1758 he was appointed Dean of Ely.The history and antiquities of the conventual & cathedral church of Ely. James Bentham. Stevenson, Matchett, and Stevenson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Allix (priest)
(John) Peter Allix, D.D. (22 August 1679 – 11 January 1758) was an Anglican dean in the early 18th century. Allix was born in Alençon and graduated from Queens' College, Cambridge in 1703. From 1705 to 1714, he was a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He held livings at Swaffham, Fordham and Dry Drayton. He was Dean of Gloucester The Dean of Gloucester is the head (''primus inter pares'': first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons - the ruling body of Gloucester Cathedral - and senior priest of the Diocese of Gloucester. The dean and chapter are based at Glouce ... from 1729 until 1730; and Dean of Ely from then until his death in Castle Camps. References 1679 births 1758 deaths 18th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Deans of Ely Deans of Gloucester Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge People from Alençon {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frankland
The Very Revd John Frankland (1669 – 1730) was an 18th-century academic and Dean in the Church of England. The youngest son of Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet, he was born at Thirkleby and educated at Eton College. He graduated B.A. from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1695, and M.A. in 1698. He was elected a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1700; and ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1702. He held livings in Oswaldkirk and Bristol. Frankland was Dean of Gloucester from 1723 until 1729, and then Dean of Ely until his death on 3 September 1730, he was also elected Master of Sidney Sussex in 1726, and then Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge for 1728–29. Dr Frankland married Mary Turton, leaving an only son the Revd John Frankland, also a clergyman. See also * Frankland baronets The Frankland baronetcy, of Thirkelby (or Thirkleby) in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England, created on 24 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Moss (priest)
Robert Moss (1666–1729) was an English churchman and controversialist, Dean of Ely from 1713. Life The eldest son of Robert and Mary Moss, he was born at Gillingham, Norfolk in 1666. His father was a country gentleman living at Postwick. After Norwich School he was admitted a sizar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 19 April 1682, at the age of sixteen. He graduated B.A. 1685, M.A. 1688, B.D. 1696, D.D. 1705. Soon after his first degree he was elected to a fellowship at Corpus. He was ordained deacon in 1688, and priest in 1690. In 1693 he was appointed by the university to be one of their twelve preachers, and his sermons at Great St. Mary's were popular. After missing by a few votes an appointment to the office of public orator at Cambridge in 1698, he was chosen preacher of Gray's Inn on 11 July of that year, in succession to Thomas Richardson, master of Peterhouse. In December 1716 he was allowed to nominate Thomas Gooch, master of Caius College, as his deputy in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Roderick
Charles Roderick, D.D. was an Anglican Dean at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th. Lambe was born in Bunbury, Cheshire, and educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He was Head Master of Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ... from 1682 to 1690. He held livings at Raynham and Milton, Cambridgeshire. Roderick was Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1691 until his death; and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge between 1690 and 1691. He was Dean of Ely from 1708 until his death on 29 March 1712. References 17th-century English Anglican priests 18th-century English Anglican priests Deans of Ely 1707 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge People from Cheshire Head Masters of Eton College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
