David Gregory (historian)

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David Gregory ( 1696 - September 16, 1767 ) was an English historian and the first Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford .

Career

David Gregory senior , mathematician and Savillian professor , (1659–1708) married twice. He is said to have fathered 29 children in total. Three of these children, David (1659-1708), James (1666-1742) and Charles (1681-1754), held after their education at Marischal College, today's University of Aberdeen , professorships at the Universities of Edinburgh , St. Andrews and Oxford .

The firstborn, David Gregory, was admitted to Westminster School in 1710 and to Christ Church College in 1714 . He graduated with a BA in 1718 and an MA in 1721. On April 18, 1724 he was appointed to the newly established chair of the Regius Professor of Modern History and Languages. Shortly thereafter, he was ordained and took over the parish of Semley, Wiltshire . In 1731 he was appointed Bachelor (BD) and in 1732 Doctor of Divinity (DD).

He held the Regius Professorship until 1736 when he took over the parish of Oxford Cathedral . 20 years later he became dean in the same position .

Gregory married Mary Gray, daughter of Henry Gray , who was over twenty years his junior .

bibliography

After the death of King George I of Great Britain, Gregory composed an ode in his honor and in honor of his successor, King George II .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Emily Tennyson Bradley: Gregory, David (1696-1767). In: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 23. 1890, accessed March 13, 2018 .
  2. ^ A b c Papers of the Gregory family of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Oxford. Retrieved March 13, 2018 (52 boxes No physical characteristics affecting use of collection).
  3. ^ A b David Brewster (1832) The Edinburgh Encyclopædia Conducted by David Brewster, with the Assistance of Gentlemen Eminent in Science and Literature, Volume 10 ; J. and E. Parker; Pages 115–117.
  4. ^ Gregory (Family). In: Encyclopedia Britannica 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Gregory, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1696
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 1767