Richard Southgate (priest)
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| Born | 1729  |
| Died | 1795 (aged 65–66) |
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| Occupation | Cleric, numismatist, librarian |
Richard Southgate (1729–1795) was an English clergyman and numismatist.
Life
Born at
Southgate took holy orders in 1752, and, after serving the curacy of
On settling in London Southgate took pupils in classics, and collected books, coins, and medals. Later in life his means increased. He obtained in May 1783 the small rectory of
He died at the British Museum, on 25 January 1795, and was buried in a vault under St Giles's Church on 3 February, a marble tablet being placed to his memory on the south-east pillar in the church. He left no will, and his property was shared by his five surviving brothers.
Works
Southgate was a student of history, the classics, and of French and German literature, and knew some Italian and Spanish. He owned best series of
Southgate's books and prints were sold by Leigh & Sotheby in 2,599 lots on 27 April 1795 and eleven following days. His coins and medals were announced for sale in eight days, but, according to John Nichols, they passed by private contract to Samuel Tyssen. The shells and natural curiosities were sold on 12 and 13 May 1795. Each catalogue was printed separately, and the whole was bound up, with life prefixed by Charles Combe, as Museum Southgatianum. The frontispiece was a medallion portrait of him at the age of fifty-five. Sermons preached to Parochial Congregations by Southgate were published in 1798 (2 vols.), with a biographical preface by George Gaskin which was mainly borrowed from Combe.
References
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Southgate, Richard". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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