He was born on 4 January 1850 at 43 Woburn Place, Bloomsbury, London, the son of Frederick Powell, a commissariat merchant, and his wife Mary Powell, daughter of Dr James Powell. He was educated at the Manor House School at Hastings, and Rugby School. He matriculated at the University of Oxford in 1868 as an unattached student, the following year joining Christ Church, where he took a first-class degree in law and modern history in 1872.[5] Whilst at Oxford, he was a member of the exclusive Stubbs Society.
Powell was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1874.
Powell took an interest in French poetry, and Paul Verlaine, Stéphane Mallarmé, and Emile Verhaeren all lectured at Oxford under his auspices. He was also a connoisseur in Japanese art. In politics his sympathies were with the oppressed of all nationalities; he had befriended refugees after the Commune, counting among his friends Jules Vallès the author of Les Réfractaires; and he was also a friend of Stepniak and his circle.
Powell was a member of the Folklore Society and became its president in the year that he died. The society's journal, which had published his papers, printed an obituary by Edward Clodd.
Works
Powell's contributions to history were not extensive, but he was a particularly stimulating teacher. He had been attracted in his school days to the study of Scandinavian history and literature, and he was closely allied with Professor Guðbrandur Vigfússon (d. 1889), whom he assisted in his Icelandic Prose Reader (1897), Corpus Poeticum Boreale (1887), and Origines Islandicae (1905), and in the editing of the Grimm Centenary papers (1886).[8]
Family
Powell married in 1874 Florence Batten (née Silke). She died in 1888. They had a daughter, Mariella.[5]
References
^Sutcliffe, Peter H. (2002) [1978]. The Oxford University Press: An Informal History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN978-0-19-951084-9.
^Lerner, Max (1950). "The Political Theory of Charles A. Beard". American Quarterly. 2 (4): 304. doi:10.2307/3031222. ISSN 1080-6490. JSTOR 3031222.
^ abLarrington, Carolyne. "Powell, Frederick Yorke". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35589. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Glasgow University Jubilee". The Times. No. 36481. London. 14 June 1901. p. 10.
^Petch, Alison. "Frederick York Powell". England: The Other Within. Pitt Rivers Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
^Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1900). "POWELL, F. York". Who's Who. Vol. 52. p. 816.
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frederick, york, powell, january, 1850, 1904, english, historian, scholar, powell, caricatured, leslie, ward, vanity, fair, march, 1895born, 1850, january, 1850bloomsbury, london, englanddied8, 1904, 1904, aged, oxford, englandother, namesyork, powelltitleregi. Frederick York Powell 4 January 1850 8 May 1904 was an English historian and scholar Frederick York PowellPowell as caricatured by Spy Leslie Ward in Vanity Fair March 1895Born 1850 01 04 4 January 1850Bloomsbury London EnglandDied8 May 1904 1904 05 08 aged 54 Oxford EnglandOther namesYork PowellTitleRegius Professor of Modern HistoryAcademic backgroundAlma materChrist Church OxfordInfluencesGudbrandur Vigfusson 1 Academic workDisciplineHistoryInstitutionsOriel College OxfordNotable studentsCharles A Beard 2 R B Merriman 3 InfluencedPercy Dearmer 4 Contents 1 Biography 2 Associations 3 Works 4 Family 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditHe was born on 4 January 1850 at 43 Woburn Place Bloomsbury London the son of Frederick Powell a commissariat merchant and his wife Mary Powell daughter of Dr James Powell He was educated at the Manor House School at Hastings and Rugby School He matriculated at the University of Oxford in 1868 as an unattached student the following year joining Christ Church where he took a first class degree in law and modern history in 1872 5 Whilst at Oxford he was a member of the exclusive Stubbs Society Powell was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1874 He became law lecturer and tutor of Christ Church fellow of Oriel College delegate of the Clarendon Press and in 1894 he was made Regius Professor of Modern History in succession to James Anthony Froude In June 1901 he received an honorary doctorate LLD from the University of Glasgow during celebrations for the university s 450th jubilee 6 Powell died on 8 May 1904 at Staverton Grange Banbury Road Oxford and was buried in Wolvercote Part of his collection of artefacts were deposited at the Pitt Rivers Museum 7 Associations EditPowell took an interest in French poetry and Paul Verlaine Stephane Mallarme and Emile Verhaeren all lectured at Oxford under his auspices He was also a connoisseur in Japanese art In politics his sympathies were with the oppressed of all nationalities he had befriended refugees after the Commune counting among his friends Jules Valles the author of Les Refractaires and he was also a friend of Stepniak and his circle Powell was a member of the Folklore Society and became its president in the year that he died The society s journal which had published his papers printed an obituary by Edward Clodd Works EditPowell s contributions to history were not extensive but he was a particularly stimulating teacher He had been attracted in his school days to the study of Scandinavian history and literature and he was closely allied with Professor Gudbrandur Vigfusson d 1889 whom he assisted in his Icelandic Prose Reader 1897 Corpus Poeticum Boreale 1887 and Origines Islandicae 1905 and in the editing of the Grimm Centenary papers 1886 8 Family EditPowell married in 1874 Florence Batten nee Silke She died in 1888 They had a daughter Mariella 5 References Edit Sutcliffe Peter H 2002 1978 The Oxford University Press An Informal History Oxford Oxford University Press p 81 ISBN 978 0 19 951084 9 Lerner Max 1950 The Political Theory of Charles A Beard American Quarterly 2 4 304 doi 10 2307 3031222 ISSN 1080 6490 JSTOR 3031222 Cannadine David 2003 2002 In Churchill s Shadow Confronting the Past in Modern Britain London Penguin Books p 189 ISBN 978 0 19 517156 3 Beeson Trevor 2006 The Canons Cathedral Close Encounters London SCM Press p 101 ISBN 978 0 334 04041 5 a b Larrington Carolyne Powell Frederick Yorke Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 35589 Subscription or UK public library membership required Glasgow University Jubilee The Times No 36481 London 14 June 1901 p 10 Petch Alison Frederick York Powell England The Other Within Pitt Rivers Museum Retrieved 11 January 2011 Addison Henry Robert Oakes Charles Henry Lawson William John Sladen Douglas Brooke Wheelton 1900 POWELL F York Who s Who Vol 52 p 816 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Frederick York Powell Oliver Elton Frederick York Powell A Life and Selection from his Letters and Occasional Writings 1906 Works by Frederick York Powell at Faded Page Canada Works by or about Frederick York Powell at Internet Archive Works by or about Frederick York Powell at WikisourceAttribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Powell Frederick York Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 22 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 223 Academic officesPreceded byJames Anthony Froude Regius Professor of Modern Historyat the University of Oxford1894 1904 Succeeded byCharles Harding Firth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick York Powell amp oldid 1107266583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
