Henry William Chandler
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Henry William Chandler was an English
classical scholar.
He was born in London
. In 1848 he entered Pembroke College, Oxford
, where he was elected fellow in 1853. In 1867 he succeeded Henry Longueville Mansel
as Waynflete professor of moral and metaphysical philosophy, and in 1884 was appointed curator of the Bodleian Library
. He died by his own hand in Oxford, 1889.
He was chiefly known as an Aristotelian scholar, and his knowledge of the Greek commentators on Aristotle
was profound. He collected a vast amount of material for an edition of the fragments of his favorite author, but on the appearance of Valentine Rose's work in 1886 he abandoned the idea. Two works on the bibliography of Aristotle, A Catalogue of Editions of Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics and of Works illustrative of them printed in the 15th century (1868), and A Chronological Index to Editions of Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics, and of Works illustrative of them from the Origin of Printing to 1799 (1878), are of great value. Chandler's collection of works on Aristotelian literature is now in the library of Pembroke College. His Practical Introduction to Greek Accentuation (1862, ed. mm. 1877) is the standard work in English.
England
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classical scholar.
He was born in London
London
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. In 1848 he entered Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
, where he was elected fellow in 1853. In 1867 he succeeded Henry Longueville Mansel
Henry Longueville Mansel
The Very Reverend Henry Longueville Mansel, D.D. was an English philosopher and ecclesiastic.He was born at Cosgrove, Northamptonshire .He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London and St John's College, Oxford...
as Waynflete professor of moral and metaphysical philosophy, and in 1884 was appointed curator of the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
. He died by his own hand in Oxford, 1889.
He was chiefly known as an Aristotelian scholar, and his knowledge of the Greek commentators on Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
was profound. He collected a vast amount of material for an edition of the fragments of his favorite author, but on the appearance of Valentine Rose's work in 1886 he abandoned the idea. Two works on the bibliography of Aristotle, A Catalogue of Editions of Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics and of Works illustrative of them printed in the 15th century (1868), and A Chronological Index to Editions of Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics, and of Works illustrative of them from the Origin of Printing to 1799 (1878), are of great value. Chandler's collection of works on Aristotelian literature is now in the library of Pembroke College. His Practical Introduction to Greek Accentuation (1862, ed. mm. 1877) is the standard work in English.