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Hastings Robinson
Hastings Robinson, (1792–1866), was an English Church of England clergyman and Anglican divine. He was a graduate of Rugby and St. John's College, Cambridge, proceeding M.A. in 1818 and D.D. in 1836, and was a fellow and assistant-tutor at St John's from 1816 to 1827. He held the living of Great Warley from 1827, and was the honorary canon of Rochester from 1862. He was elected F.S.A. in 1824, and edited classical and other works. Life Hastings Robinson, eldest son of the Rev. Richard George Robinson, vicar of Harborne, by his wife Mary, daughter of Robert Thorp of Buxton, Derbyshire, was born at Lichfield in February 1792.Fell-Smith; Kuykendall 2004. He went to Rugby in 1806, and proceeded to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1815, M.A. in 1818, and D.D. in 1836.Smith 1897, p. 13. He was a fellow and assistant-tutor from 1816 to 1827, when he was appointed curate to Charles Simeon. He stood unsuccessfully for the regius professorship of Greek at Camb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reverend
The Reverend (abbreviated as The Revd, The Rev'd or The Rev) is an honorific style (form of address), style given to certain (primarily Western Christian, Western) Christian clergy and Christian minister, ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. ''The Reverend'' is correctly called a ''style'', but is sometimes referred to as a title, form of address, or title of respect. Etymology The term is an anglicisation of the Latin , the style originally used in Latin documents in medieval Europe. It is the gerundive or future passive participle of the verb ("to respect; to revere"), meaning "[one who is] to be revered/must be respected". ''The Reverend'' is therefore equivalent to ''the Honourable'' or ''the Venerable''. Originating as a general term of respectful address in the 15th century, it became particularly associated with clergy by the 17th century, with variations associated with certain ranks in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church. Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the beginning of Protestantism. It is considered one of the events that signified the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern period in Europe. The Reformation is usually dated from Martin Luther's publication of the ''Ninety-five Theses'' in 1517, which gave birth to Lutheranism. Prior to Martin Luther and other Protestant Reformers, there were Proto-Protestantism, earlier reform movements within Western Christianity. The end of the Reformation era is disputed among modern scholars. In general, the Reformers argued that justification (theology), justification was sola fide, based on faith in Jesus alone and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chelmsford Chronicle
The ''Essex Chronicle'' is a general news, weekly paper founded in 1764, as the ''Chelmsford Chronicle'', and now owned by Reach Regionals Ltd. History The paper began in 1764 and made news in 2002 when operations moved from the original press location of Chelmsford to the West Country. ''Chronicle'' editor Stuart Rawlins cited outdated press equipment as the impetus for the move. Reach acquired previous owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust in 2012. Archive Historical copies of the ''Essex Chronicle'', dating back to 1783, are available to search and view in digitised form at the British Newspaper Archive The British Newspaper Archive website provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library's Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London .... Circulation The ''Chronicle''s circulation is 7,583. ABC Jan-Dec 2019 References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Martin (editor)
Frederick Martin (1830–1883) was a British writer of Swiss-German background, known as the editor of '' The Statesman's Year Book''. Life Born at Geneva, Switzerland, on 19 November 1830, Martin was educated at Heidelberg. He settled in England at an early age. For some years after 1856 he was secretary and amanuensis to Thomas Carlyle, whom he helped in historical researches. In 1879 Lord Beaconsfield, who found ''The Statesman's Year-Book'' useful, awarded Martin a pension of £100 a year. He died on 27 January 1883 at his house in Lady Margaret Road, in north-west London, leaving a widow and family. Works Martin started a short-lived biographical magazine called ''The Statesman'', in which he began an account of Carlyle's early life. Carlyle objected, so Martin closed it down. He inaugurated ''The Statesman's Year-Book'' in 1864. He continued to supervise it till December 1882, when he was compelled by ill-health to give it up, and it was taken over by John Scott Keltie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luard, Henry
Henry Richards Luard (25 August 1825 – 1 May 1891) was a British medieval historian and antiquary. Biography Luard was born on 25 August 1825 in London, the son of Henry Luard. His uncle was Lt.-Col. John Luard, and his cousins included Lt.-Gen. Richard George Amherst Luard and the organist Bertram Luard-Selby. He received his early education at Cheam School, Surrey. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1847; and in 1849 was elected to a Fellowship. He entered holy orders, and served as vicar of the Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge from 1860 to 1887. Luard Road in Cambridge is named after him. Antiquarian activities Luard was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of King's College London; and was Registrary of the University of Cambridge, where he worked on cataloguing the manuscripts in the Cambridge University Library. He edited 17 volumes of medieval chronicles and other texts for the Rolls Series, and was an early scholarly editor of the papers of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Foster (genealogist)
Joseph Foster (9 March 1844 – 29 July 1905) was an English antiquarian and genealogist whose transcriptions of records held by the Inns of Court and the University of Oxford remain important historical resources. Life and career While his family was originally seated at Cold Hesledon and Hawthorn on the east coast of County Durham, Joseph Foster was born in Sunniside, Sunderland, the son of Joseph Foster and Elizabeth ''née'' Taylor. Educated in private schools in the neighbouring towns of North Shields, Sunderland, and Newcastle-on-Tyne, Foster developed an interest in genealogy at an early age, inheriting his genealogical faculty from his grandfather, Myles Birket Foster (1785-1861). He published his first genealogical work in 1862, entitled ''The Pedigree of the Fosters of Cold Hesledon in Co. Durham,'' at the age of 18. He was a nephew of the artist Myles Birket Foster. Working initially as a printer in London, Foster continued to undertake genealogical research a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Darling (publisher)
James Darling (1797–1862) was a Scottish bookseller, publisher and bibliographer. Life He was born in Edinburgh in 1797, and in 1809 was apprenticed to the publisher Adam Black. Having completed his term he came to London in 1818 and entered the establishment of Ogle, Duncan, & Cochran, 295 High Holborn, who carried on a trade in theological books. He remained with them until 1825, when he started in business on his own account at Little Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. For many years he was a member of the Scottish presbyterian church, and was one of the friends of the Rev. Edward Irving; subsequently he joined the Church of England. Acting on a suggestion of several clergymen, he in 1839 began a library for the use of theological students. It was at first named the Clerical Library and afterwards the Metropolitan Library. Every subscriber of one guinea was to have the privilege of borrowing from the library any volume he pleased, and subscribers were also entitled to make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Austin Allibone
Samuel Austin Allibone (April 17, 1816 – September 2, 1889) was an American author, editor, and bibliographer. Biography Samuel Austin Allibone was born in 1816 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a descendant of French Huguenots and Quakers, and there he was privately educated. There for many years he struggled to succeed as a merchant, but commercial success eluded him. He eventually abandoned business to devote himself to the books he loved, accumulating a vast knowledge of English literature from his extensive reading and bibliographical researches. In 1865, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society. His most significant work is ''A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors''. Allibone registered his copyright for the work in 1854. As it happened, George William Childs of the publishing firm Childs & Robert Evans Peterson, Peterson maintained offices at 602 Arch Street in Philadelphia, just a short walk from Allibone’s r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Budd (priest)
Henry Budd (1774–1853) was an English cleric and theologian. Life Born at Newbury, Berkshire on 25 September 1774, he was the son of the physician Richard Budd and his wife Marie Stabler. He was in residence at St John's College, Cambridge, from October 1793 to June 1797, and graduated B.A. in 1798, and M.A. in 1801. After his ordination, 31 December 1797, Budd became curate of Aldermaston, Berkshire. Thanks to lobbying by his father, he was appointed chaplain of Bridewell Hospital, London, in 1801, a post he resigned in 1831. He was instituted to the rectory of White Roothing, Essex, 18 March 1808. Budd died at White Roothing 27 June 1853, and was buried in the churchyard there on 4 July. Interests Budd was an evangelical, and active in church matters. He was connected with the Newfoundland Society for the Education of the Poor. A specialised charity to provide teachers, it was founded in 1823, and taken under his wing by William Wilberforce. Budd was on its committee with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bexley
Bexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough. It is located east-southeast of Charing Cross and south of Bexleyheath. Bexley was an ancient parish in the county of Kent. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Bexley increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1935 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. History Bexley was an ancient parish in Kent, in the diocese of Rochester, and under the Local Government Act 1894 formed part of Bexley Urban District. The urban district gained further status in 1935 as a municipal borough. Kent County Council formed the second tier of local government during that time. In 1965, London County Council was abolished and replaced by Greater London Council, with an expanded administrative area that took in the metropolitan parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Society
The Parker Society was a text publication society set up in 1841 to produce editions of the works of the early Protestant writers of the English Reformation. It was supported by both the High Church and evangelical wings of the Church of England, and was established in reaction against the Tractarian movement of the 1830s. Its Council was dominated by Evangelical Anglicanism, evangelicals, but not to the exclusion of other views. In response, a group of Tractarians founded the Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology. The Society took its name from Matthew Parker (1504–1575), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 to 1575, and a prominent collector of manuscripts. It published four or five volumes a year, to 1853. Publications A ''General Index to the Publications of the Parker Society'' was published in 1855 by Henry Gough; the publications are listed on pp. vii–viii. Single authors Collections See also *Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology *Library of the Fathers Notes {{Auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Of Divinity
Body may refer to: In science * Physical body, an object in physics that represents a large amount, has mass or takes up space * Body (biology), the physical material of an organism * Body plan, the physical features shared by a group of animals * Human body, the entire structure of a human organism ** Dead body, cadaver, or corpse, a dead human body * (living) matter, see: Mind–body problem, the relationship between mind and matter in philosophy * Aggregates within living matter, such as inclusion bodies In arts and entertainment In film and television * ''Jism'' (2003 film) or ''Body'', a 2003 Indian film * ''Body'' (2015 Polish film), a 2015 Polish film * ''Body'' (2015 American film), a 2015 American film * "Body" (''Wonder Showzen'' episode), a 2006 episode of American sketch comedy television series ''Wonder Showzen'' * "Body", an episode of the Adult Swim television series, ''Off the Air'' In literature and publishing * body text, the text forming the main content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
