De Lacy Evans O'Leary (1872–1957) was a British Orientalist who lectured at the University of Bristol and wrote a number of books on the early history of Arabs and Copts.
De Lacy Evans O'Leary was born in Devon in 1872, the eldest child of Henry O'Leary (1831–1908), a Mauritius-born Anglo-Irish former captain in the New Zealand militia, and Julia Hornsey (1841–1884). On his father's side, O'Leary was descended from Irish Catholics of Limerick, and included one of the generals in Wellington's Peninsular Campaign.[1][a] Brought up as a Protestant and educated at Bristol Grammar School, O'Leary converted to Roman Catholicism in about 1888 and began to train for the priesthood at Prior Park College near Bath, before returning to the Church of England in 1890.
O'Leary studied at the University of London (1891–95) before becoming a minister in the Church of England, and later undertook further studies towards a Master of Arts at Trinity College Dublin (1905).[3] He was awarded second prize in Trinity College’s Elrington Theological Prize (1903) for an essay on the Epistle of St James, and the following year the Elrington Theological Prize itself for the essay "An Examination of the Apostolical Constitutions and of the cognate documents, with special view to those which have recently been made accessible".
O'Leary was special lecturer at the University of Bristol from 1908 until 1957, teaching Aramaic, Syriac, and Hellenistic Greek. He was the first chairman of the Bristol University Convocation, which represents graduates of the university, between 1910 and 1928. During World War I he was Captain-Chaplain of the university's Officer Training Corps and in 1916 served as a chaplain to the British Expeditionary force in Egypt.[3]
O'Leary was made Inspector of Schools in religious knowledge for the Diocese of Bristol and vicar of Christ Church in the poor Barton Hill district of Bristol from 1909 until his retirement in 1946.[1] Despite the large population of his parish, church attendance was poor and declined during his tenure.[3] There was controversy about his curacy of the parish, which led to questions in the House of Lords in 1952 and an appeal to the Privy council.[1] After World War II he retired from his parish and went to live in Weston-super-Mare with his sister, although he continued to visit the university occasionally. The church was later closed and torn down.[3]
WorksEdit
O'Leary published several Coptic liturgical manuscripts. These included:
O'Leary, De Lacy (1923). Islam at the Cross Roads. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
O'Leary, De Lacy (1923). The Coptic Theotokia. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
O'Leary, De Lacy (1924). Fragmentary Coptic Hymns from the Wadi n'Natrun. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
O'Leary, De Lacy (1926–1928). The Difnar (Antiphonarium) of the Coptic Church (2 vols). London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
O'Leary, De Lacy (1930). The Arabic Life of St. Pisentius.
O'Leary, De Lacy (1936). The Ethiopian Church: Historical Notes on the Church of Abyssinia. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
He wrote books about Christian and Coptic literature. These included:
O'Leary, De Lacy (1909). The Syriac Church and Fathers. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. ISBN978-1-931956-05-5. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
O'Leary, De Lacy (1912). Studies in the Apocryphal Gospels of Christ's Infancy. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
O'Leary, De Lacy (1923). Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages. Routledge, Trench, Trubner.
O'Leary, De Lacy (1926). Colloquial Arabic: with notes on the vernacular speech of Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia, and an appendix on the local characteristics of Algerian dialect. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
O'Leary, De Lacy (1937). The Saints of Egypt. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
He also wrote a number of books about Arabic history, including:
O'Leary, De Lacy (1922). Arabic Thought and Its Place in History. London. ISBN978-0486427621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
O'Leary, De Lacy (1923). Arabic History and Culture. Routledge. ISBN9780415242851. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
O'Leary, De Lacy (1923). Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate. London and New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
O'Leary, De Lacy (1927). Arabia Before Muhammad.
O'Leary, De Lacy (1947). How Greek Science Passed to the Arabs. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Notes and referencesEdit
Notes
^Sir (George) De Lacy Evans (1787–1870) was a British Army general who served in four wars in which the United Kingdom's troops took part in the 19th century. He was later a long-serving Member of Parliament.[2]
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Dodson, Aidan; Crossley Evans, Martin J. (2014), "De Lacy O'Leary: historian of the ancient Eastern Church and flawed cleric of the Anglican Church", in Dodson, Aidan; Johnston, John; Monkhouse, Wendy (eds.), A Good Scribe and an Exceedingly Wise Man: studies in honour of W.J. Tait, London: Golden House Publications, pp. 67–88, ISBN9781906137335
Evans, Evan Herber (1911). "Evans, Sir George de Lacy" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 2.
(PDF), Biographies of the Former Chairmen of Convocation, Bristol University Alumni, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014, retrieved 14 March 2013
Krause, Martin (1991). "O'Leary, De Lacy Evans (1872–1957)". Claremont College Digital Library. The Gale Group. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
McLoughlin, Leslie J. (2002). "De Lacy Evans O'Leary (1872–1957". In a Sea of Knowledge: The British Arabists in the Twentieth Century. Garnet & Ithaca Press. ISBN978-0-86372-288-2. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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De Lacy Evans O Leary 1872 1957 was a British Orientalist who lectured at the University of Bristol and wrote a number of books on the early history of Arabs and Copts De Lacy Evans O LearyBorn 1872 10 03 October 3 1872Cullompton DevonDied22 July 1957 1957 07 22 aged 84 BristolNationalityBritishOccupationOrientalist Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Works 4 Notes and referencesPersonal life EditDe Lacy Evans O Leary was born in Devon in 1872 the eldest child of Henry O Leary 1831 1908 a Mauritius born Anglo Irish former captain in the New Zealand militia and Julia Hornsey 1841 1884 On his father s side O Leary was descended from Irish Catholics of Limerick and included one of the generals in Wellington s Peninsular Campaign 1 a Brought up as a Protestant and educated at Bristol Grammar School O Leary converted to Roman Catholicism in about 1888 and began to train for the priesthood at Prior Park College near Bath before returning to the Church of England in 1890 He never married and was an active freemason 3 Career EditO Leary studied at the University of London 1891 95 before becoming a minister in the Church of England and later undertook further studies towards a Master of Arts at Trinity College Dublin 1905 3 He was awarded second prize in Trinity College s Elrington Theological Prize 1903 for an essay on the Epistle of St James and the following year the Elrington Theological Prize itself for the essay An Examination of the Apostolical Constitutions and of the cognate documents with special view to those which have recently been made accessible O Leary was special lecturer at the University of Bristol from 1908 until 1957 teaching Aramaic Syriac and Hellenistic Greek He was the first chairman of the Bristol University Convocation which represents graduates of the university between 1910 and 1928 During World War I he was Captain Chaplain of the university s Officer Training Corps and in 1916 served as a chaplain to the British Expeditionary force in Egypt 3 O Leary was made Inspector of Schools in religious knowledge for the Diocese of Bristol and vicar of Christ Church in the poor Barton Hill district of Bristol from 1909 until his retirement in 1946 1 Despite the large population of his parish church attendance was poor and declined during his tenure 3 There was controversy about his curacy of the parish which led to questions in the House of Lords in 1952 and an appeal to the Privy council 1 After World War II he retired from his parish and went to live in Weston super Mare with his sister although he continued to visit the university occasionally The church was later closed and torn down 3 Works EditO Leary published several Coptic liturgical manuscripts These included O Leary De Lacy 1923 Islam at the Cross Roads London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link O Leary De Lacy 1923 The Coptic Theotokia London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link O Leary De Lacy 1924 Fragmentary Coptic Hymns from the Wadi n Natrun London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link O Leary De Lacy 1926 1928 The Difnar Antiphonarium of the Coptic Church 2 vols London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link O Leary De Lacy 1930 The Arabic Life of St Pisentius O Leary De Lacy 1936 The Ethiopian Church Historical Notes on the Church of Abyssinia Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Retrieved 15 March 2013 He wrote books about Christian and Coptic literature These included O Leary De Lacy 1909 The Syriac Church and Fathers Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ISBN 978 1 931956 05 5 Retrieved 15 March 2013 O Leary De Lacy 1912 Studies in the Apocryphal Gospels of Christ s Infancy London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link O Leary De Lacy 1923 Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages Routledge Trench Trubner O Leary De Lacy 1926 Colloquial Arabic with notes on the vernacular speech of Egypt Syria and Mesopotamia and an appendix on the local characteristics of Algerian dialect K Paul Trench Trubner Retrieved 15 March 2013 O Leary De Lacy 1937 The Saints of Egypt London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link He also wrote a number of books about Arabic history including O Leary De Lacy 1922 Arabic Thought and Its Place in History London ISBN 978 0486427621 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link O Leary De Lacy 1923 Arabic History and Culture Routledge ISBN 9780415242851 Retrieved 15 March 2013 O Leary De Lacy 1923 Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate London and New York a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link O Leary De Lacy 1927 Arabia Before Muhammad O Leary De Lacy 1947 How Greek Science Passed to the Arabs London a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Notes and references EditNotes Sir George De Lacy Evans 1787 1870 was a British Army general who served in four wars in which the United Kingdom s troops took part in the 19th century He was later a long serving Member of Parliament 2 Citations a b c McLoughlin 2002 p 266 Evans 1911 p 2 a b c d e First Chairman of Convocation Sources nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Author De Lacy O Leary Dodson Aidan Crossley Evans Martin J 2014 De Lacy O Leary historian of the ancient Eastern Church and flawed cleric of the Anglican Church in Dodson Aidan Johnston John Monkhouse Wendy eds A Good Scribe and an Exceedingly Wise Man studies in honour of W J Tait London Golden House Publications pp 67 88 ISBN 9781906137335 Evans Evan Herber 1911 Evans Sir George de Lacy In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 2 First Chairman of Convocation PDF Biographies of the Former Chairmen of Convocation Bristol University Alumni archived from the original PDF on 1 May 2014 retrieved 14 March 2013 Krause Martin 1991 O Leary De Lacy Evans 1872 1957 Claremont College Digital Library The Gale Group Retrieved 14 March 2013 McLoughlin Leslie J 2002 De Lacy Evans O Leary 1872 1957 In a Sea of Knowledge The British Arabists in the Twentieth Century Garnet amp Ithaca Press ISBN 978 0 86372 288 2 Retrieved 14 March 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title De Lacy O 27Leary amp oldid 1009229452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
