Edward William Grinfield

Edward William Grinfield
Born 1785
Died 9 July 1864
Brighton, England
Nationality English
Occupation Biblical scholar and clergyman
Religion Christian (Anglican)
Parent(s) Thomas Grinfield and Anna Joanna (nee Barham)
Ordained 1808
Offices held
Minister of Laura Chapel, Bath

Edward William Grinfield (1785–1864) was an English biblical scholar.

Life

He was the son of Thomas Grinfield and Anna Joanna, daughter of Joseph Foster Barham of Bedford, and brother of Thomas Grinfield. He was a schoolfellow of Thomas de Quincey at Wingfield, Wiltshire.[1] He entered Lincoln College, Oxford, proceeded B.A. 1806, M.A. 1808, and was ordained in the same year by the Bishop of Lincoln.[2]

After studying law at Lincoln's Inn and the Inner Temple, Grinfield became minister of Laura Chapel, Bath. It had been founded by Francis Randolph, its proprietor, in 1756.[3] Later he moved to London, where he occasionally preached at Kensington.[2][4]

In 1859 Grinfield founded and endowed a lectureship at Oxford on the Septuagint. He died at Brighton on 9 July 1864, and was buried in Hove churchyard.[2]

Works

Grinfield wrote many pamphlets, articles, and reviews, as an advocate of Anglican orthodoxy. His works are:[2]

Grinfield Lecturers

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References

  1. "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 7 - Parishes: Wingfield". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4  "Grinfield, Edward William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  3. Major, Emma. "Randolph, Francis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23118. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. Agnew, Sinéad. "Grinfield, Edward William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11646. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. Matthew, H. C. G. "Hansell, Edward Halifax". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12224. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6.  "Collis, John Day". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  7. Curthoys, M. C. "Hessey, James Augustus". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13133. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. Hawke, Joanna. "Kay, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15198. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. Clewlow, Ellie. "Marriott, Wharton Booth". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18094. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. Matthew, H. C. G. "Plumptre, Edward Hayes". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22402. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. Matthew, H. C. G. "Hatch, Edwin". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12589. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. Agnew, Sinéad. "Edersheim, Alfred". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8460. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. Hawke, Joanna. "Wright, Charles Henry Hamilton". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37033. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. Hawke, Joanna. "Redpath, Henry Adeney". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35705. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  15. Law, Gerald. "Charles, Robert Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32370. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. Handel Andrews (28 June 2011). The Church's One Foundation: Church and Bible Themes. Xlibris Corporation. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4628-6965-7. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  17. Rogerson, J. W. "Gray, George Buchanan". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33526. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  18. Heaton, E. W. "Dodd, Charles Harold". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31037. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  19. Emerton, J. A. "Driver, Sir Godfrey Rolles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31048. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  20. Law, Gerald. "Manson, Thomas Walter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34866. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  21. George Dunbar Kilpatrick; J. K. (James Keith) Elliott (1976). Studies in New Testament Language and Text: Essays in Honour of George D. Kilpatrick on the Occasion of His Sixty- Fifth Birthday. Brill Archive. p. 2. ISBN 978-90-04-04386-2. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  22. Barr, James. "Caird, George Bradford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30890. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Grinfield, Edward William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

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