George Rawlinson
Canon Professor George Rawlinson | |
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Camden Professor of Ancient History University of Oxford | |
In office 1861–1889 | |
Preceded by | Edward Cardwell |
Succeeded by | Henry Francis Pelham |
George Rawlinson (23 November 1812 – 6 October 1902) was a British scholar, historian and Christian theologian.
Life
Rawlinson was born at
In his early days at Oxford, Rawlinson played cricket for the University, appearing in five matches between 1836 and 1839 which have since been considered to have been first-class.[4]
He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1869.[5]
In 1872 he was appointed
He married in 1846 Louisa Chermside, daughter of Sir Robert Alexander Chermside. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1896.
Canon Rawlinson died at his residence in Cathedral precincts, Canterbury, on 6 October 1902.[6]
Publications
His chief publications are his translation of the
His lectures to an audience at
He was also a contributor to the
References
- ^ "RAWLINSON, Rev. Canon George". Who's Who. Vol. 53. 1901. p. 931.
- ^ 'Oxford University Calendar 1895', Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895. p.121.
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
- ^ "George Rawlinson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Obituary - Canon Rawlinson". The Times. No. 36892. London. 7 October 1902. p. 4.
- ^ Translated into Spanish by Spanish egyptologist Eduardo Toda y Güell in 1894.
Sources
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rawlinson, George". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 928. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Works by or about George Rawlinson at Wikisource
- Works by George Rawlinson at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about George Rawlinson at Internet Archive
- The History of Herodotus, translated by George Rawlinson.
- Rawlinson, George. Historical Evidences of the Scripture Records Stated Anew: With Special Reference to the Doubts and Discoveries of Modern Times. New York: John B. Alden, 1885.