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Joseph Nicolson (antiquarian)
Joseph Nicolson (1706 1777) was an English antiquarian. Life Nicolson was the youngest son of John Nicolson (d. 1727) the diocesan registrar and chapter clerk at Carlisle and a nephew of bishop William Nicolson. His father acquired an estate at Hawksdale in Dalston through his marriage to Mary Miller (d. 1763) with whom he had three daughters and three sons. In 1728 he became proctor to the Consistory Court at Carlisle and in the subsequent year was appointed joint diocesan registrar for life. By 1735 both his elder brothers had died, leaving Joseph to inherit his father's and mother's estates. Nicolson became a member of an ecclesiastical elite centered on Carlisle and was active in support of the political interests of the Howards of Naworth Castle in the area from the early 1730s. His published correspondence during the period of the Jacobite rising of 1745 shows his active involvement in local politics. By 1768 Nicolson was acting as the agent of William Cavendish-Bentinck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifacts, History of archaeology, archaeological and historic Archaeological site, sites, or historic archives and manuscripts. The essence of antiquarianism is a focus on the empirical evidence of the past, and is perhaps best encapsulated in the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, "We speak from facts, not theory." The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' first cites "archaeologist" from 1824; this soon took over as the usual term for one major branch of antiquarian activity. "Archaeology", from 1607 onwards, initially meant what is now seen as "ancient history" generally, with the narrower modern sense first seen in 1837. Today the term "antiquarian" is often used in a pejorative sense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
