Francis Fortescue Urquhart (1868–1934) was an English academic, the first Roman Catholic to act as a tutorial fellow in the University of Oxford since the 16th century.
He acquired the nickname "Sligger" as an undergraduate, around 1892.[3]
Career
He was lecturer in history (from 1895) and Fellow (from 1896), at Balliol, later becoming Dean. He settled into a life as a "college man", spending much of his time entertaining students, whom he would also take on "reading parties" to his chalet at Chamonix in the vacation.
^ abcThe Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers (1917), p. 174; archive.org.
^ ab"Obituary: Mr. F. F. Urquhart". The Guardian. 19 September 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abJones, John. "Urquhart, Francis Fortescue". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38480. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Bailey, Cyril. Francis Fortescue Urquhart: a Memoir. Macmillan and Co., 1936.
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francis, fortescue, urquhart, 1868, 1934, english, academic, first, roman, catholic, tutorial, fellow, university, oxford, since, 16th, century, born1868, 1868, montreux, switzerlanddied18, september, 1934, aged, oxford, englandeducationold, windsor, stonyhurs. Francis Fortescue Urquhart 1868 1934 was an English academic the first Roman Catholic to act as a tutorial fellow in the University of Oxford since the 16th century Francis Fortescue UrquhartBorn1868 1868 Montreux SwitzerlandDied18 September 1934 aged 66 Oxford EnglandEducationOld Windsor Stonyhurst College Balliol College OxfordOccupationAcademicParentsDavid Urquhart father Harriet Angelina Fortescue mother Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 Additional sourcesEarly life EditHe was born in Montreux Switzerland the son of David Urquhart and Harriet Angelina Fortescue 1 2 His father died in 1877 and his uncle Chichester Parkinson Fortescue 1st Baron Carlingford played an important role in bringing him up his middle name Fortescue was added in recognition 3 He was educated at Beaumont College Old Windsor and Stonyhurst College before becoming a student at Balliol College Oxford 1 He acquired the nickname Sligger as an undergraduate around 1892 3 Career EditHe was lecturer in history from 1895 and Fellow from 1896 at Balliol later becoming Dean He settled into a life as a college man spending much of his time entertaining students whom he would also take on reading parties to his chalet at Chamonix in the vacation Undergraduates who were in some way in his circle included Harold Macmillan Evelyn Waugh Cyril Connolly Anthony Powell Harold Nicolson Quintin Hogg and many others He is often taken as having influenced the fictional characters of Mr Samgrass in Waugh s Brideshead Revisited and more closely Sillery in Powell s A Dance to the Music of Time as well as a character of Walter Pater Urquhart was a contributor to The Month the Journal of Theological Studies and the Dublin Review and wrote articles for the Catholic Encyclopedia 1 but as the college history puts it he made no direct contribution of his own to historical scholarship 4 Personal life EditHe died on 18 September 1934 2 References Edit a b c The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers 1917 p 174 archive org a b Obituary Mr F F Urquhart The Guardian 19 September 1934 p 16 Retrieved 4 October 2021 via Newspapers com a b Jones John Urquhart Francis Fortescue Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 38480 Subscription or UK public library membership required Jones John Balliol College a history p 233 Oxford University Press 1997 ISBN 0 19 920181 1 ISBN 978 0 19 920181 5Additional sources Edit Wikisource has original works by or about Francis Fortescue Urquhart Bailey Cyril Francis Fortescue Urquhart a Memoir Macmillan and Co 1936 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Fortescue Urquhart amp oldid 1111156707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
