Samuel Wesley (senior)
Samuel Wesley (baptized December 17, 1662 , † April 25, 1735 ) was an English poet and churchman. He was the father of Charles and John Wesley , the founders of the Methodists .
Life
Wesley received his early school education in Dorchester , Stepney and Newington Green before taking up theological studies at Exeter College , Oxford . His first small collection of poems, Maggots: or Poems on Several Subjects never before Handled , was published in 1685. In 1688 he married Susanna Annesley ; of their 19 children, nine died of childhood, the three sons Samuel (junior), John and Charles and seven daughters survived.
In 1693 he dedicated his The Life of Christ to the British Queen Mary II , which may have earned him a position as rector in Epworth ( North Lincolnshire ) (1697). At the beginning of the 18th century, Wesley was embroiled in the simmering theological and academic dispute between dissenters and conformists, which earned him sympathy and hostility from the various camps. In his writings and poetic works he shows a broad knowledge of classical and contemporary literature and sciences, he also dealt as a critic with the works of other authors.
Web links
- Wesley, Samuel , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (subscription access)
- Works by Samuel Wesley (senior) in Project Gutenberg ( currently not usually available for users from Germany )
- Works by and about Samuel Wesley (senior) at Open Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Gordon: Wesley, Samuel (1662-1735) . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 60: Watson - Whewell. MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1899, pp 314 - 318 (English).
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| SURNAME | Wesley, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized December 17, 1662 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1735 |