George Horne (November 1, 1730 – January 27, 1792), English divine, was born at Otham near Maidstone, and received his education at Maidstone Grammar School and University College, Oxford (B.A. 1749; M.A. 1752; D.D. 1764).[1]
In 1749, he became a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, 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. 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 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, and in 1790 was raised to the seat of Norwich. He died in Bath 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.
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| Preceded by James Cornwallis |
Dean of
Canterbury 1781–1790 |
Succeeded by William Buller |
| Preceded by Lewis Bagot |
Bishop of
Norwich 1790–1992 |
Succeeded by Charles Manners-Sutton |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Fothergill |
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford
University 1776–1780 |
Succeeded by Samuel Dennis |
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
GEORGE HORNE (1730-1792), English divine, was born on the 1st of November 1730, at Otham near Maidstone, and received his education at Maidstone school and University College, Oxford. In 1749 he became a fellow of Magdalen, of which college he was elected president in 1768. As a preacher he early attained great popularity, and Was, albeit unjustly, accused of Methodism. 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 defence of the Hutchinsonians 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 vice-chancellor of his university; in 1781 he was made dean of Canterbury, and in 1790 was raised to the see of Norwich. He died at Bath on the 17th of January 1792.
His collected Works were published with a Memoir by William Jones in 1799.
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