William Wolfe Capes (1834–1914) was a notable

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scholar.

Life

Capes attended

St Paul's School, London (''By Faith and By Learning'') , established = , closed = , type = Independent school Public school , religion = Church of England , president = , he ...

, and

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, where he matriculated in 1851, graduating B.A. in 1856, and becoming a Fellow there. Ordained in 1868, he was a cleric in the

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, rector of

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, and

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. In addition, he served as Fellow of

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, as well as

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, fellow, tutor and reader of the Queen's College, Oxford. A noted scholar, he dealt with records of the Hereford Cathedral Library, presenting his published work to the members of the

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. He was also a member of the

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. He was elected an

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in November 1902. He was the uncle of

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, an influential member of the

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. The

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was his student.

Partial list of works

* ''The Roman Empire of the second century; or, The age of the Antonines. With ... maps'' (1876) * ''University life in ancient Athens'' (1877) * ''Livy: An account of his life and works'' (1879) * ''The Roman Empire of the second century or The age of Antonines'' (1880) * ''Stoicism'' (1880) * ''The English church in the 14th and 15th centuries'' (1900) * ''Scenes of rural life in Hampshire among the manors of Bramshott'', (1901) * ''Charters and Records of Hereford Cathedral. (840-1421) Transcribed and edited with an introduction by W. W. Capes. Lat.'' (1908) * ''The Register of Richard de Swinfield, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1283-1317). Transcribed and edited by W. W. Capes. Lat.'' (1909) * ''The Register of Thomas de Charlton, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1327-1344). Edited by William W. Capes.'' (1912) * ''The Register of William de Courtenay, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1370-1375. Edited by William W. Capes.'' (1913) * ''The Register of John Trefnant, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1389-1404. Edited by William W. Capes.'' (1914) * ''The Register of Thomas Poltone, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1420-1422. Transcribed by the late William W. Capes ... To which is prefixed a memoir of Canon Capes by John Percival, Lord Bishop of Hereford. Lat.'' (1916)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capes, William Wolfe 1834 births 1914 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests People educated at St Paul's School, London Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Fellows of The Queen's College, Oxford Fellows of Hertford College, Oxford English librarians Historians of ancient Rome