He published a translation of Beowulf in English and Latin verse (1814), but is particularly noted for his posthumously published 1826 Illustrations of Anglo-Saxon Poetry.[2]
He gave the Bampton Lectures at Oxford in 1824. These were published posthumously (also in 1824) as An attempt to trace the History and ascertain the Limits of the Secondary and Spiritual Interpretation of Scripture.
john, josias, conybeare, 1779, 1824, elder, brother, william, daniel, conybeare, scholar, anglo, saxon, accomplished, scholar, studied, christ, church, oxford, became, vicar, batheaston, rawlinsonian, professor, anglo, saxon, 1808, 1812, afterwards, professor,. John Josias Conybeare 1779 1824 the elder brother of William Daniel Conybeare was a scholar of Anglo Saxon 1 He was an accomplished scholar and studied at Christ Church Oxford 1 He became vicar of Batheaston and was Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo Saxon 1808 1812 and afterwards Professor of Poetry 1812 1821 at the University of Oxford 1 Works EditHe published a translation of Beowulf in English and Latin verse 1814 but is particularly noted for his posthumously published 1826 Illustrations of Anglo Saxon Poetry 2 Like his brother he was a student of geology and communicated papers to the Annals of Philosophy and the Transactions of the Geological Society of London Obituary in Ann Phil vol viii Sept 1824 p 162 1 He gave the Bampton Lectures at Oxford in 1824 These were published posthumously also in 1824 as An attempt to trace the History and ascertain the Limits of the Secondary and Spiritual Interpretation of Scripture References Edit a b c d Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Conybeare William Daniel Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 7 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 70 ed by William Daniel Conybeare London Harding and Lepard https books google com books id vYwlAAAAMAAJExternal links Edit Works by or about John Josias Conybeare at Wikisource This biography of an English academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article about a British geologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Church of England cleric is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Josias Conybeare amp oldid 1154916315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
