Richard Greswell

Richard Greswell (* 22. July 1800 in Denton , Lincolnshire ; † 22. July 1881 in Oxford ) was an English teacher at Worcester College of the University of Oxford and re-founder of the National Society for Promoting Religious Education .

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Richard Greswell was the fourth son of the clergyman William Parr Greswell (1765-1854) and his wife Anne Hague (1766-1841). He was a younger brother of the Bible Student Edward Greswell (1797–1869). After he was first brought up by his father, he began his studies at 1818 with a grant from Worcester College of the University of Oxford . In 1822 he was appointed assistant professor at Worcester College and a teacher the following year. In June 1824 Greswell became a fellow there . In 1822 he completed the Bachelor of Arts, 1825 the Master of Arts and 1836 the Bachelor of Divinity. Greswell was ordained in 1828 but never served as a chaplain . On April 5, 1836, he married Joana Julia, a daughter of James Armetriding, who was the Rector of Steeple Aston . After marriage, Greswell gave up his membership at Worcester College, but continued to teach there until 1853.

Greswell was interested in many things. He became one of the first members of the Ashmolean Society, founded in 1828 . On June 10, 1830, Greswell was accepted as a member of the Royal Society . In the late 1820s he supported the idea of ​​a natural history museum in Oxford and started a subscription for this purpose in 1850. In 1843 Greswell proposed the establishment of a chair in art theory. As a supporter of the Oxford Movement , he served from 1847 to 1865 as chairman of the electoral committee of William Ewart Gladstone in Oxford. In 1843, Greswell opened a subscription to the re-establishment of the National Society for Promoting Religious Education , which operated church schools. With the help of the Archbishop of Canterbury William Howley (1766-1848) and the Prime Minister Robert Peel , he was able to raise over 200,000 pounds. This initiative helped secure the supremacy of the Church of England as the primary education provider.

After 1875 Greswell became increasingly frail and was cared for by his two daughters Joana Julia (* 1838) and Helen Margaret (* 1840). He died on his 81st birthday and was buried at St. Mary Magdalen's Church in Oxford.

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literature

• CW Sutton, rev. MC Curthoys: Greswell, Richard (1800-1881). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Volume 23: Goss-Griffiths. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861373-3 , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), As of 2004, accessed September 7, 2012.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . (accessed on September 7, 2012) 

Web links

• Entry to Greswell; Richard (1800–1881) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London