James Adams (Jesuit)
James Adams (* 1737 ; † December 7, 1802 in Dublin ) was an English Jesuit and philologist.
Life
Adams joined the English Jesuits in exile on September 7, 1756 in their novitiate at Watten . Adams then taught Belle-Lettres at the English College of St. Omer. After many years of missionary work, he retired to Dublin in August 1802 and died there the following December.
Fonts (selection)
- as translator: Abbé Bonamici: Early Rules for Taking a Likeness . London 1792.
- Oratio Academica Anglice et Latine . London, 1793.
- Euphonologia Linguae Anglicanae, Latine et Gallice . London, 1794.
- Rule Britannia, or the Flattery of Free Subjects Expounded; to which is added to an Academical Discourse . London, 1798, OCLC 228076483 .
- A Sermon preached at the Catholic Chapel of St. Patrick, Sutton-street, on Wednesday, March 7, the Day of Public Fast . London, 1798.
- The Pronunciation of the English Language Vindicated . Edinburgh 1799.
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| SURNAME | Adams, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Jesuit and philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1737 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 1802 |
| Place of death | Dublin |