William Wolfe Capes

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William Wolfe Capes (1834–1914) was a notable Hereford scholar.[1]

Life

Capes attended

Queen's College, Oxford in November 1902.[7]

He was the uncle of Charles Webster Leadbeater, an influential member of the Theosophical Society.[8] The essayist Walter Pater was his student.[9]

Partial list of works

  • The Roman Empire of the second century; or, The age of the Antonines. With ... maps (1876)
  • University life in ancient Athens (1877)
  • Livy: An account of his life and works (1879)
  • The Roman Empire of the second century or The age of Antonines (1880)
  • Stoicism (1880)
  • The English church in the 14th and 15th centuries (1900)
  • Scenes of rural life in Hampshire among the manors of Bramshott, (1901)
  • Charters and Records of Hereford Cathedral. (840-1421) Transcribed and edited with an introduction by W. W. Capes. Lat. (1908)
  • The Register of Richard de Swinfield, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1283-1317). Transcribed and edited by W. W. Capes. Lat. (1909)
  • The Register of Thomas de Charlton, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1327-1344). Edited by William W. Capes. (1912)
  • The Register of William de Courtenay, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1370-1375. Edited by William W. Capes. (1913)
  • The Register of John Trefnant, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1389-1404. Edited by William W. Capes. (1914)
  • The Register of Thomas Poltone, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1420-1422. Transcribed by the late William W. Capes ... To which is prefixed a memoir of Canon Capes by John Percival, Lord Bishop of Hereford. Lat. (1916)

References

  1. ^ Lepine, David. "Cathedrals and Society: Hereford's Medieval Past". herefordcathedral.org. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource
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  3. ^ "Goodreads: William Wolfe Capes". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. . Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1919). Papers by command (Public domain ed.). HMSO. pp. 1–. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. . Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  7. ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36929. London. 19 November 1902. p. 10.
  8. ^ "CHARLES WEBSTER LEADBEATER (1847 - 1934)". The Theosophical Society, Adyar. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. ^ Contemporary review (Public domain ed.). 1894. pp. 798–. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

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