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Richard Fisher Belward
Richard Fisher Belward (5 September 1746 – 16 May 1803) was an English priest and academic. He was born Richard Fisher, adopting the name Belward in 1791. Fisher was born in Long Stratton, Suffolk, the son of Richard Fisher, a surgeon. His schoolmaster at both Botesdale School and Thetford Grammar School was John Cole Gallaway. He was admitted to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in January 1765, aged 18, graduating Bachelor of Arts, BA (Wrangler (University of Cambridge), 9th wrangler) 1769, Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin), MA 1772, Doctor of Divinity, DD 1796. He was ordained deacon in 1769 and priest in 1772. He gained a fellowship at Caius in 1769, served as President of Fellows 1790–1795, Master of the college 1795–1803, and List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge, Vice-Chancellor of the University in 1796. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1790. He died on 16 May 1803 in Roydon, South Norfolk, Roydon,The Bury and Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fisher Belward By John Opie
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
