George Horne (November 1, 1730 – January 27, 1792), English England ( /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England divine, was born at Otham near Maidstone, and received his education at Maidstone Grammar School and University College, Oxford University College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is a contender for being the oldest of the colleges of the university, and is amongst the largest in terms of population (B.A. 1749; M.A. 1752; D.D. 1764).[1]
In 1749, he became a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million, of which college he was elected President in 1768. He was vice-chancellor of the university from 1776 until 1780.[1]
As a preacher he attained great popularity, and was, albeit unjustly, accused of Methodism Methodism is a movement of Christianity represented by a number of organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to Reverend John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement in the Anglican Church. His younger brother Charles was instrumental in writing much of the hymnody of the. His reputation was helped by several clever — if somewhat wrong-headed — publications, including a satirical pamphlet entitled The Theology and Philosophy of Cicero's Somnium Scipionis (1751), a defense of the Hutchinsonians He was born at Spennithorne, Yorkshire, and served as steward in several families of position, latterly in that of the Duke of Somerset, who ultimately obtained for him the post of riding purveyor to the master of the horse, a sinecure worth about £200 a year. In 1700 he became acquainted with Dr. John Woodward physician to the duke and author of in A Fair, Candid and Impartial State of the Case between Sir Isaac Newton and Mr Hutchinson (1753), and critiques upon William Law (1758) and Benjamin Kennicott (1760).
In 1771 he published his well-known Commentary on the Psalms, a series of expositions based on the Messianic idea. In 1776 he was chosen as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University until 1780; in 1781 he was made Dean of Canterbury The Dean of Canterbury is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Christ Church, Canterbury, England. The office of dean originated after the English Reformation, and its precursor office was the prior of the cathedral-monastery. The 39th and current Dean is Robert Willis, who was appointed in 2001, and in 1790 was raised to the seat of Norwich Norwich (pronounced /ˈnɒrɪdʒ/ NORR-ij or /ˈnɒrɪtʃ/ NORR-ich) is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century Norwich was the second largest city in England, after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom. He died in Bath Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in the south west of England. It is situated 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol. The population of the city is 83,992. It was granted city status by Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590, and was made a county borough in 1889 which gave it on January 27, 1792.[1]
He suffered cruelty as a child and this is why some historians believe he performed so well academically.
His collected Works were published with a Memoir by William Jones in 1799.
References
- ^ a b c Nigel Aston, ‘Horne, George (1730–1792)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 18 Dec 2009
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