Charles Webb Le Bas (26 April 1779 – 25 January 1861 in

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) was an English

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, fellow of

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and principal of the

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Life

Le Bas was of a

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family: his grandfather had fled to England in 1702. He was educated at

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, Winchester, and

, where he graduated BA (4th wrangler and winner of the chancellor's medal) in 1800, and became a fellow of Trinity in 1802. He was called to the Bar from

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in 1806, but poor hearing forced him to abandon the law. After tutoring the sons of the Bishop of Lincoln, he was ordained in 1812, apparently becoming simultaneously Rector of

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, Rector of

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, Curate of

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and a prebendary of Lincoln. He became a professor of mathematics at the

at Haileybury in 1813, and was principal of the college from 1837 to 1843.

Le Bas Prize

Old Haileyburians made a subscription in memory of his services there, and in 1848 endowed the Le Bas Scholarships (Bursaries)Le Bas Scholarships
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for the best students in the study of Literature.

Publications

Le Bas was of the theological school which bridged between the

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and nonjurors and the

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, with others such as

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John James Blunt John James Blunt (1794 – 18 June 1855) was an English Anglican priest. His writings included studies of the early Church. Life Blunt was born at Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where ...

, and

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. He was one of the contributors to the ''

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'', and wrote nearly eighty articles for it between 1827 and 1838. He also contributed to Rose's ''

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'' in 1831–2. Le Bas's major works were: * ''Considerations on Miracles'', 1828, a reprint, with additions, of an article in the ''British Critic'' on

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's ''Treatise on the Evidence of the Christian Miracles''. * ''Sermons on various occasions'' (3 vols. 1822–34) * * ''Memoir'' of Henry Vincent Bayley, 1846, another old friend. To the '' Theological Library'', edited by Rose and

William Rowe Lyall William Rowe Lyall (11 February 1788 – 17 February 1857) was an English churchman, Dean of Canterbury from 1845 to 1857. Life He was born in Stepney, Middlesex, the fifth son of John Lyall and Jane Comyn. He was educated at Trinity College, C ...

, Le Bas contributed five volumes: * * * * republished 2005 Kessinger Publishing He was also author of tracts for the

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, and published single sermons: *

References

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