Robert Lowth (1710–1787)
Auteur van De sacra poesi Hebraeorum : praelectiones academicae Oxonii habitae
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Fotografie: Robert Lowth. Wikimedia Commons.
Werken van Robert Lowth
The life of William of Wykeham, bishop of Winchester. Collected from records, registers, manuscripts, and other ... 6 exemplaren
A letter to the right reverend author of The divine legation of Moses demonstrated, in answer to the appendix to the… 4 exemplaren
A Literal Translation of the Prophets From Isaiah to Malachi: With Notes, Critical, Philological, and Explanatory… (2016) 1 exemplaar
A Literal Translation of the Prophets From Isaiah to Malachi: With Notes, Critical, Philological, and Explanatory: V.4 (2018) 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1710-11-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1787-11-03
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- England
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
- Opleiding
- New College, Oxford
- Beroepen
- cleric
university professor
grammarian
historian - Organisaties
- Church of England
Oxford University - Korte biografie
- He was a learned cleric and scholar, but is perhaps best remembered as a grammarian. “As for grammar writing, another major codifier was Robert Lowth with his Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762), which had an enormous influence on the English language: there are many normative rules in use today, such as that you cannot use a preposition at the end of a sentence, which go back directly to this grammar.” (from a paper by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade and Randy Bax, University of Leiden, 2002)
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A larger confutation of bishop Hare's system of… door bp. of London. Robert Lowth
Lowth's reply to the Rev. Dr. Edwards concerning Bishop Hare's system of Hebrew metre.
His Majesty [George III] then talked of the controversy between [Bishop William] Warburton and Lowth, which he seemed to have read, and asked Johnson what he thought of it. Johnson answered, ‘ Warburton has most general, most scholastic learning : Lowth is the more correct scholar. I do not know which of them calls names best.' The King was pleased to say he was of the same opinion : adding, ' You do not think, then, Dr. Johnson, that there was much argument in the case?' Johnson said, he did not think there was. 'Why, truly,' said the King, 'when once it comes to calling names, argument is pretty well at an end.' --Boswell, Life of Johnson… (meer)
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