Andrew Kippis (28 March 17258 October 1795) was an English nonconformist clergyman and biographer.

Life

The son of Robert Kippis, a silk-hosier, he was born at

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

. Having gone to Carre's Grammar School in

Sleaford Sleaford is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. On the edge of the The Fens, Fenlands, it is north-east of Grantham, west of Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston, and sou ...

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he passed aged 16 to the Dissenting academy at

Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...

, of which Dr Philip Doddridge was then president. In 1746 Kippis became minister of a church at

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

; in 1750 he moved to Dorking, Surrey; and in 1753 he became pastor of a

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

congregation at

Westminster Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, ...

, where he remained till his death. Kippis took a prominent part in the affairs of his church. From 1763 till 1784 he was classical and philological tutor in the Coward Trust's academy at

Hoxton Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was Historic counties of England, historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. Hoxton lies north-east of the City of London, is considered to be a part of London's East End ...

, and subsequently in the New College at Hackney. In 1778 he was elected a fellow of the

Antiquarian Society An antiquarian or antiquary () is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artefacts, archaeological and historic sit ...

, and a fellow of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

in 1779.

Works

Kippis was a voluminous writer. He contributed largely to ''

The Gentleman's Magazine ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' was a monthly magazine founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731. It ran uninterrupted for almost 200 years, until 1907, ceasing publication altogether in 1922. It was the first to use the term ''m ...

'', '' The Monthly Review'' and ''The Library''; and he established the ''

New Annual Register The New Annual Register (subtitled, "Or General Repository of History, Politics and Literature for the Year...") was an annual Reference book, reference work, founded in 1780 by Andrew Kippis in London, England. It recorded and analysed the year's ...

''. He published sermons and pamphlets; and he prefixed a life to

Nathaniel Lardner Nathaniel Lardner (6 June 1684 – 24 July 1768) was an English Presbyterian minister and theologian. Life Lardner was born in Hawkhurst, Kent in 1684. He was the elder son of Richard Lardner (1653–1740), an independent minister, and of ...

's ''Works'' (1788). He wrote a life prefixed to Philip Doddridge's ''Exposition of the New Testament'' (1792). His major work is his edition of the '' Biographia Britannica''; he only lived to publish five volumes (folio, 1778–1793). In this work he had the assistance of Joseph Towers, minister of

Newington Green Unitarian Church Newington Green Unitarian Church is one of England's oldest Unitarian churches, located on Newington Green, north London. The site has maintained strong ties to progressive political and religious causes for over 300 years, and is London's old ...

. One of the works by Kippis is ''Cook's Voyages''. This was first published in London in 1788See Hocken, ''Bibliography of New Zealand Literature'', 1909 and includes a letter by Kippis to

George III of the United Kingdom George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great ...

dated 13 June 1788. The book has accounts of the three voyages – 1768–1771, 1772–1775, and 1776–1779 – as well as an account of the character of

James Cook Captain (Royal Navy), Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer famous for his three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans, conducted between 176 ...

, the effects of his voyages, and a commentary on his services.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kippis, Andrew 1725 births 1795 deaths Clergy from Nottingham English Christian religious leaders Dissenting academy tutors 18th-century English Presbyterian ministers Fellows of the Royal Society Burials at Bunhill Fields People educated at Carre's Grammar School

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