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William Holmes (* 5. April 1689 – 4. April 1748) war ein englischer Hochschullehrer, Vizekanzler[1][2] der University of Oxford sowie Regius Professor of Modern History.[3] Von 1742 bis 1748 war er ausserdem Dekan der Kathedrale St. Peter in Exeter.[4]
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Holmes wurde am 5. April 1689 in der Pfarrei Swithin der City of London als Sohn von Margaret und Thomas Holmes aus London geboren. Er begann seine Ausbildung am 12. September 1701 an der Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood wurde am 11. Juni 1707 am St John's College immatrikuliert. 1710 wurde er zum Fellow und schloss am 16. Mai 1711 mit dem Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), und am 9. April 1715 mit einem Master of Arts (M.A.) ab.
1721 wurde Holmes zum Proctor der Universität ernannt. Am 13. April 1722 wurde ihm der Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) verliehen und am 5. März 1725 der Doctor of Divinity. Holmes wurde am 3. Juni 1728 zum Präsidenten von St Johns College gewählt.[5] Er wurde Rektor von Boxwell, Gloucestershire, wo ihm zwischen 1731 und 1737 ein Haus in Hanborough zur Verfügung stand. Gleichzeitig war er Proctor der Diözese von Oxford.
Von 1732 bis 1735 war Holmes Vizekanzler der University of Oxford.[1][2] 1734 wurde er zum King's Chaplain. Während seiner Amtszeit sprach er ein Grusswort zur Hochzeit von Anna von Großbritannien mit Wilhelm IV., dessen Erziehung während seiner Zeit in Oxford Holmes anvertraut war.
1736 wurde Holmes zum Regius Professor of Modern History ernannt. Diesen Lehrstuhl hielt er bis 1742.
Holmes was ridiculed as "time-serving" in an imitation of the first satire of Juvenal, printed in London in 1740, and in a letter purporting to be written from Oxford, published in British Champions, or, The Impartial Advertizer on 10 January 1743, which printed "that ornament of learning and politeness H—es" is an example of those that "steer judiciously between all extremes". Holmes was the first president of St John's to be loyal to the House of Hanover.
Holmes was supportive of sound learning and met with Thomas Hearne, who wished the University to plan the printing of Oxford manuscripts. On 9 July 1733, acting as Vice-Chancellor he revived the ceremony of "the act", which had been discontinued, and invited George Frideric Handel to play before and after the ceremony. However, his allowing Handel to perform inside the Sheldonian Theatre on several occasions outside of University ceremonies and to charge 5 shillings. for admission, offended Hearne and other traditionalists. Hearne stated that "Handel and (his lousy crew) a great number of foreign fiddlers".[6] At another time, Holmes refused a company of players from visiting Oxford.
He was from 1728 to 1748 the President of St John's College, Oxford.[5] He was nominated by George II to the deanery of Exeter Cathedral on 4 June 1742. Holmes was buried in the college chapel, and on the instruction of his wife, Sarah, a monument to him was erected in the college chapel. On his death on 4 April 1748, Holmes left an estate of two farms and £200 a year to St John's College.
Bibliographie
Only one work is ascribed to Holmes, The Country Parson's Advice to his Parishioners … of the Younger Sort, which was an anonymous publication of 1742.
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ a b Previous Vice-Chancellors. University of Oxford, UK. Abgerufen im 18 July 2011.
- ↑ a b Vice-Chancellors from the year 1660. In: The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford, 1817, S. 27–28 (Abgerufen am 18 July 2011).
- ↑ William Hunt, Holmes, William (1689–1748), rev. John D. Haigh, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ↑ Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24.
- ↑ a b St John's College. In: Salter, H. E. (Hrsg.): A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History, 1954, S. 251–264 (Abgerufen am 18 July 2011).
- ↑ Reliquiae, 778
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