Robert Hussey
Robert Hussey (1801–1856) was an English churchman and academic, professor of ecclesiastical history at Oxford.
Life
Born on 7 October 1801, he was fourth son of William Hussey, rector of
After a few years spent in private tuition, Hussey was appointed one of the college tutors, and held the post until he became censor in 1835. He was appointed select preacher before the university in 1831 and again in 1846. He was proctor in 1836, in which year he was an unsuccessful candidate for the head-mastership of
In 1842 Hussey gave up his college duties on his appointment to the newly founded
In 1854, when the new hebdomadal council was appointed, Hussey was chosen one of the professorial members. He died rather suddenly of heart disease on 2 December 1856. To the dean and chapter of Christ Church he bequeathed the ecclesiastical history and patristic theology works of his library, for the use of his successors in the chair.[1]
Works
For the benefit of his students, Hussey edited the histories of
Hussey was opposed to the Oxford Movement but was not partisan. He issued a pamphlet in February 1845 containing Reasons for Voting upon the Third Question to be proposed in Convocation on the 13th inst., in which he argued the unreasonableness of the proposal to condemn Tract 90 a second time, four years after its first appearance. He wrote also An Essay on the Ancient Weights and Money and the Roman and Greek Liquid Measures; with an Appendix on the Roman and Greek Foot, Oxford, 1836, based on examination of ancient coins.[1]
Family
Hussey married Elizabeth Ley, sister of his friend and contemporary at Christ Church, the Rev. Jacob Ley. She survived him with one daughter. His eldest sister, Charlotte Sutherland, gave to the Bodleian Library in 1837 a large collection of historical prints and drawings.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hussey, Robert". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.