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James Kinsley
James Kinsley, FBA, FRSL (17 April 1922 – 24 August 1984) was a Scottish literary scholar. Early life, education, war service and priesthood Born on 17 April 1922, Kinsley attended the Royal High School in Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh. After graduating in 1943, he served in the Second World War. On demobilisation, he continued his studies at Oriel College, Oxford."Rev Prof James Kinsley", ''The Times'' (London), 5 September 1984, p. 14. Later in life, Kinsley studied to be a priest; he was ordained in 1963 and served as a curate in Beeston and from 1964 as a public preacher in the diocese of Southwell. Academia After graduating from Oxford in 1947, he took up a lectureship at the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth. He was then successively Professor of English Language and Literature at the University College of Swansea (1954–61) and Professor of English Studies at the University of Nottingham (1961–84). Kinsley edited David Lyndsay's '' An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellow Of The British Academy
Fellowship of the British Academy (FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction in the humanities and social sciences. The categories are: # Fellows – scholars resident in the United Kingdom # Corresponding Fellows – scholars resident overseas # Honorary Fellows – an honorary academic title The award of fellowship is based on published work and fellows may use the post-nominal letters ''FBA''. Examples of Fellows are Edward Rand, Mary Beard; Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford; Michael Lobban; M. R. James; Friedrich Hayek; Lord Keynes; and Rowan Williams. See also * List of fellows of the British Academy References British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spa ... British Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |