Thomas Winstanley (1749 – 2 September 1823) was an academic at the

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, who held the positions of

Camden Professor of Ancient History The Camden Professorship of Ancient History at the University of Oxford was established in 1622 by English antiquary and historian William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms, and endowed with the income of the manor of Bexley, becoming the first and ...

Laudian Professor of Arabic The position of Laudian Professor of Arabic, now known as the Abdulaziz Saud AlBabtain Laudian Professor, at the University of Oxford was established in 1636 by William Laud, who at the time was Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Archbi ...

, and principal of St Alban Hall.

Life

Winstanley was born in the town of Winstanley, in what was then

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, and was baptised on 11 November 1749. After an education at

Manchester Grammar School The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) in Manchester, England, is the largest independent school (UK), independent day school for boys in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1515 as a Grammar school#free tuition, free grammar school next to Manchester C ...

, he

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at the

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as a member of

Brasenose College Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the m ...

in 1768, obtaining his

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degree in 1771 and his

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Th ...

degree in 1774. He was appointed to a

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Hertford College Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The colle ...

and succeeded

Thomas Warton Thomas Warton (9 January 172821 May 1790) was an English literary historian, critic, and poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1785, following the death of William Whitehead. He is sometimes called ''Thomas Warton the younger'' to disti ...

in 1790. He was elected principal of St Alban Hall in 1797, and appointed as

in 1814 (holding this in addition to the Camden chair). He was rector of

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, Sussex, between 1790 and 1792;

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of St Paul's Cathedral from 1794 to 1810; and vicar of St Nicholas and St Clements, Rochester, Kent, from 1812. His writings included ''Aristotelous peri poiētikēs: Aristotelis de poetica liber'' (1780), and an edition of the works of Daniel Webb (1802). Winstanley died on 2 September 1823. He is buried in St Peter's-in-the-East in

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with a monument by

Robert Blore Robert Blore and Son were a late 18th century/early 19th century firm of sculptors based at 125 Piccadilly in central London. Background Robert Blore the elder appears to be born around 1760 and worked until 1820 (when he presumably died). Robert ...

.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis

References

1749 births 1823 deaths People educated at Manchester Grammar School Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Fellows of Hertford College, Oxford Principals of St Alban Hall, Oxford Camden Professors of Ancient History Laudian Professors of Arabic {{UK-academic-stub