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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29678" /> == | |||
<p> an eminent English antiquarian and historian, was born in London, May 2,1551, and. was educated at Oxford. In 1577 he was co-rector, and in 1597 rector, of the [[Westminster]] School. He died at Chiselhurst, Nov. 9,1623. His main work is Britannia, sive Florentissimorums Reginorumn Anglice, Scotice, Hibernice et Insularum Adjacentium ex Intima Aintiquitate Chirographica Descriptio (Lond. 1586). He also wrote Remains of a Greater Work concerning -Britain (ibid. 1605): — Annales Rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarun Regnantre Elisabetha (1615-17, 2 vols.). In his honor the [[Camden]] [[Society]] was founded in 1838. (B. 1.) </p> | <p> an eminent [[English]] antiquarian and historian, was born in London, [[May]] 2,1551, and. was educated at Oxford. [[In]] 1577 he was co-rector, and in 1597 rector, of the [[Westminster]] School. [[He]] died at Chiselhurst, Nov. 9,1623. [[His]] main work is Britannia, sive Florentissimorums Reginorumn Anglice, Scotice, Hibernice et Insularum Adjacentium ex Intima Aintiquitate Chirographica Descriptio (Lond. 1586). He also wrote Remains of a [[Greater]] [[Work]] concerning -Britain (ibid. 1605): — Annales Rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarun Regnantre Elisabetha (1615-17, 2 vols.). In his honor the [[Camden]] [[Society]] was founded in 1838. (B. 1.) </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70217" /> == | |||
<p> A learned [[English]] antiquary, the first and most famous born in London; second master, and eventually head-master in [[Westminster]] School, during which time he gave proof of his antiquarian knowledge, which led to his appointment as [[Clarencieux]] king-at-arms; author of "Britannia," a historical and topographical account of the [[British]] Isles, his most widely known work, and "Annals of Elizabeth's Reign," both, as all the rest of his works, written in Latin; he has been surnamed the [[Strabo]] and the [[Pausanias]] of [[England]] (1551-1623). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_29678"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/camden,+william William Camden from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_29678"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/camden,+william William Camden from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_70217"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/camden,+william William Camden from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:59, 11 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
an eminent English antiquarian and historian, was born in London, May 2,1551, and. was educated at Oxford. In 1577 he was co-rector, and in 1597 rector, of the Westminster School. He died at Chiselhurst, Nov. 9,1623. His main work is Britannia, sive Florentissimorums Reginorumn Anglice, Scotice, Hibernice et Insularum Adjacentium ex Intima Aintiquitate Chirographica Descriptio (Lond. 1586). He also wrote Remains of a Greater Work concerning -Britain (ibid. 1605): — Annales Rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarun Regnantre Elisabetha (1615-17, 2 vols.). In his honor the Camden Society was founded in 1838. (B. 1.)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A learned English antiquary, the first and most famous born in London; second master, and eventually head-master in Westminster School, during which time he gave proof of his antiquarian knowledge, which led to his appointment as Clarencieux king-at-arms; author of "Britannia," a historical and topographical account of the British Isles, his most widely known work, and "Annals of Elizabeth's Reign," both, as all the rest of his works, written in Latin; he has been surnamed the Strabo and the Pausanias of England (1551-1623).
