George Rawlinson

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George Rawlinson

Canon George Rawlinson (23 November, 1812 – 7 October, 1902) was a 19th century English

England

Historian

A historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, systematic narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all events in time....
. He was born at Chadlington

Chadlington

Chadlington is an ancient village in Oxfordshire, England, dating back to the time of Domesday Book and is possibly named after Saint Chad..The village is located approximately 3 miles to the south of Chipping Norton in West Oxfordshire and is the home of Chadlington Sports and Social Club, the home ground of Chadlington's football and cric...
, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

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, and was the younger brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson.

Having taken his degree at the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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(from Trinity College

Trinity College, Oxford

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) in 1838, he was elected to a fellowship at Exeter College, Oxford

Exeter College, Oxford

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Canon George Rawlinson (23 November, 1812 – 7 October, 1902) was a 19th century English

England

Historian

Chadlington

Oxfordshire

Having taken his degree at the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
(from Trinity College

Trinity College, Oxford

Exeter College, Oxford

Exeter College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England and the 4th oldest college of the University....
, in 1840, of which from 1842 to 1846 he was fellow and tutor. He was ordained in 1841, was Bampton lecturer in 1859, and was Camden Professor of Ancient History

Camden Professor of Ancient History

The Camden Professorship of Ancient History at the University of Oxford was established in 1622 by William Camden, Clarencieux King of Arms, and endowed with the income of the manor of Bexley....
from 1861 to 1889.

In 1872 he was appointed canon

Canon (priest)

A canon is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Christianity clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule .Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergyhouse or, later, in one of the houses within the precinct or close of a cathedral and ordering his life according to the orders or rules of the church....
of Canterbury

Canterbury

Canterbury lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, and after 1888 he was rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street

Lombard Street, London

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. In 1873, he was appointed proctor in Convocation for the Chapter of Canterbury. He married Louisa, daughter of Sir RA Chermside, in 1846.

His chief publications are his translation

Translation

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of the History of Herodotus

Herodotus

Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greeks historian who lived in the 5th century BC and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture....
(in collaboration with Sir Henry Rawlinson and Sir John Gardiner Wilkinson), 1858-60; The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World, 1862-67; The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy (Parthia

Parthia

Parthia is a region of north-eastern Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasty, after which the Arsacid Empire is then also known as the 'Parthian Empire'....
n), 1873; The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy (Sassanian), 1875; Manual of Ancient History, 1869; Historical Illustrations of the Old Testament, 1871; The Origin of Nations, 1877; History of Ancient Egypt, 1881; Egypt and Babylon, 1885; History of Phoenicia, 1889; Parthia, 1893; Memoir of Major-General Sir HC Rawlinson, 1898. He was a contributor to the Speaker's Commentary, the Pulpit Commentary, Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, and various similar publications; and he was the author of the article "Herodotus" in the 9th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica

Encyclopædia Britannica

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.

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, translated by George Rawlinson.*