Andrew Kippis
Andrew Kippis (28 March 1725 – 8 October 1795) was an English nonconformist clergyman and biographer.
Life
The son of Robert Kippis, a silk-hosier, he was born at
Kippis took a prominent part in the affairs of his church. From 1763 till 1784 he was classical and philological tutor in the
Works
Kippis was a voluminous writer. He contributed largely to
One of the works by Kippis is Cook's Voyages. This was first published in London in 1788
See also
References
- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kippis, Andrew". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 826. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Encyclopædia Americana, 1835, article on Kippis
- ^ Notice by Abraham Rees, New Annual Register for 1795.
- ^ See Hocken, Bibliography of New Zealand Literature, 1909