Charles Webb Le Bas (26 April 1779 – 25 January 1861 in

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) was an English

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, fellow of

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and principal of the

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Life

Le Bas was of a

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family: his grandfather had fled to England in 1702. He was educated at

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, Winchester, and

, where he graduated BA (4th wrangler and winner of the chancellor's medal) in 1800, and became a fellow of Trinity in 1802. He was called to the Bar from

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in 1806, but poor hearing forced him to abandon the law. After tutoring the sons of the Bishop of Lincoln, he was ordained in 1812, apparently becoming simultaneously Rector of

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, Rector of

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, Curate of

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and a prebendary of Lincoln. He became a professor of mathematics at the

at Haileybury in 1813, and was principal of the college from 1837 to 1843.

Le Bas Prize

Old Haileyburians made a subscription in memory of his services there, and in 1848 endowed the Le Bas Scholarships (Bursaries)Le Bas Scholarships
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for the best students in the study of Literature.

Publications

Le Bas was of the theological school which bridged between the

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and nonjurors and the

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, with others such as

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, John James Blunt, and William Hodge Mill. He was one of the contributors to the ''

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'', and wrote nearly eighty articles for it between 1827 and 1838. He also contributed to Rose's ''

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'' in 1831–2. Le Bas's major works were: * ''Considerations on Miracles'', 1828, a reprint, with additions, of an article in the ''British Critic'' on

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's ''Treatise on the Evidence of the Christian Miracles''. * ''Sermons on various occasions'' (3 vols. 1822–34) * * ''Memoir'' of Henry Vincent Bayley, 1846, another old friend. To the '' Theological Library'', edited by Rose and

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, Le Bas contributed five volumes: * * * * republished 2005 Kessinger Publishing He was also author of tracts for the

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, and published single sermons: *

References

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