Richard Simpson (16 September 1820–5 April 1876) was a BritishRoman Catholic writer and literary scholar. He was born at Beddington, Surrey, into an Anglican family, and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and at Oriel College, Oxford. He obtained a BA degree on 9 February 1843. He was ordained in the Church of England, and became the vicar of Mitcham in Surrey, in 1844, the same year that he married his cousin, Elizabeth Mary Cranmer. He resigned his position some time before being received into the Catholic Church on 1 August 1846. He then spent more than a year on the continent, becoming very proficient as a linguist.
Simpson returned to England in 1847, and settled in Clapham, Surrey. In 1850, he began to write for The Rambler, a Catholic periodical founded by converts. In 1856, he became its assistant editor, and in 1858, was made editor. When the magazine was discontinued in 1862 Simpson, with Sir John Acton, began the Home and Foreign Review. This met with resistance from the Catholic hierarchy, and was discontinued in 1864.
Afterwards Simpson devoted himself to the study of William Shakespeare, to music, and to writing. He was one of the first to advance the theory that Shakespeare had been a Catholic.[1] Also, he was elected a member of the committee of the New Shakspere Society in 1874.[1] He is probably best remembered for his biography of the English Jesuit martyr, Edmund Campion; this book was praised seven decades later by Evelyn Waugh in his own Campion book. Simpson's Edmund Campion was revised, edited and enlarged by Fr Peter Joseph in 2010.[2][3] Simpson died of cancer in Rome on 5 April 1876.
Worksedit
Invocation of Saints proved from the Bible alone (1849)
The Lady Falkland: Her Life (1861)
Edmund Campion (1867)
Introduction to the Philosophy of Shakespeare's Sonnets (1868)
The School of Shakespeare (1872)
Sonnets of Shakespeare selected from a complete setting, and miscellaneous songs (1878)
^Simpson, Richard; Joseph, Peter (2010) Edmund Campion. Gracewing/Freedom Press. ISBN978-0-85244-734-5. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
^"Edmund Campion, by Richard Simpson, revised by Peter Joseph" review by Fr Anthony Robbie. AD2000.com.au. from AD2000 Vol. 23, No. 11 (December 2010–January 2011), p. 15. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Richard Simpson". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Richard Simpson, Bureaucracy (1859)
January 01, 1970
richard, simpson, writer, other, people, with, same, name, richard, simpson, disambiguation, richard, simpson, september, 1820, april, 1876, british, roman, catholic, writer, literary, scholar, born, beddington, surrey, into, anglican, family, educated, mercha. For other people with the same name see Richard Simpson disambiguation Richard Simpson 16 September 1820 5 April 1876 was a British Roman Catholic writer and literary scholar He was born at Beddington Surrey into an Anglican family and was educated at Merchant Taylors School and at Oriel College Oxford He obtained a BA degree on 9 February 1843 He was ordained in the Church of England and became the vicar of Mitcham in Surrey in 1844 the same year that he married his cousin Elizabeth Mary Cranmer He resigned his position some time before being received into the Catholic Church on 1 August 1846 He then spent more than a year on the continent becoming very proficient as a linguist Simpson returned to England in 1847 and settled in Clapham Surrey In 1850 he began to write for The Rambler a Catholic periodical founded by converts In 1856 he became its assistant editor and in 1858 was made editor When the magazine was discontinued in 1862 Simpson with Sir John Acton began the Home and Foreign Review This met with resistance from the Catholic hierarchy and was discontinued in 1864 Afterwards Simpson devoted himself to the study of William Shakespeare to music and to writing He was one of the first to advance the theory that Shakespeare had been a Catholic 1 Also he was elected a member of the committee of the New Shakspere Society in 1874 1 He is probably best remembered for his biography of the English Jesuit martyr Edmund Campion this book was praised seven decades later by Evelyn Waugh in his own Campion book Simpson s Edmund Campion was revised edited and enlarged by Fr Peter Joseph in 2010 2 3 Simpson died of cancer in Rome on 5 April 1876 Works editInvocation of Saints proved from the Bible alone 1849 The Lady Falkland Her Life 1861 Edmund Campion 1867 Introduction to the Philosophy of Shakespeare s Sonnets 1868 The School of Shakespeare 1872 Sonnets of Shakespeare selected from a complete setting and miscellaneous songs 1878 References edit a b Josef L Altholz Richard Simpson in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Simpson Richard Joseph Peter 2010 Edmund Campion Gracewing Freedom Press ISBN 978 0 85244 734 5 Retrieved 2013 01 31 Edmund Campion by Richard Simpson revised by Peter Joseph review by Fr Anthony Robbie AD2000 com au from AD2000 Vol 23 No 11 December 2010 January 2011 p 15 Retrieved 2013 01 31 External links editWorks by or about Richard Simpson at Internet Archive nbsp Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Richard Simpson Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Richard Simpson Bureaucracy 1859 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Simpson writer amp oldid 1156922156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
