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The Rev. Lord Henry Wellesley was a British scholar, who held senior positions at Oxford University, and who is remembered for writing several books.[1]
Henry Wellesley | |
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Born | 1794 Park Lane, London |
Died | 1866 (aged 71–72) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Anglican cleric and university academic |
He was the fifth and last child of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley and Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland. His parents married, but after all their children were born, so Wellesley's sons could not inherit his titles.[2] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1811, graduating B.A. in 1816 and M.A. in 1818. In 1816 he entered Lincoln's Inn.[3]
Wellesley was Principal of Oxford University's New Inn Hall, curator of the Bodleian Library, curator of Ashmolean Museum and Taylor Institute.[2]
Two of the books he is known for are Anthologica Polyglotta (1849) and Stray Notes of Shakespeare (1865).[4]
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