William Wolfe Capes

William Wolfe Capes (1834–1914) was a notable Hereford scholar.[1]

Life

Capes attended St Paul's School, London, and the Queen's College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1851, graduating B.A. in 1856, and becoming a Fellow there.[2] Ordained in 1868, he was a cleric in the Diocese of Winchester, rector of Liphook,[3] rector of Bramshott, and canon of Worcester.[4] In addition, he served as Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, as well as bursar, fellow, tutor and reader of the Queen's College, Oxford. A noted scholar, he dealt with records of the Hereford Cathedral Library, presenting his published work to the members of the Cantilupe Society.[5] He was also a member of the Canterbury and York Society.[6] He was elected an honorary fellow of Queen's College, Oxford in November 1902.[7]

He was the uncle of Charles Webster Leadbeater, an influential member of the Theosophical Society.[8] The essayist Walter Pater was his student.[9]

Partial list of works

  • The Roman Empire of the second century; or, The age of the Antonines. With ... maps (1876)
  • University life in ancient Athens (1877)
  • Livy: An account of his life and works (1879)
  • The Roman Empire of the second century or The age of Antonines (1880)
  • Stoicism (1880)
  • The English church in the 14th and 15th centuries (1900)
  • Scenes of rural life in Hampshire among the manors of Bramshott, (1901)
  • Charters and Records of Hereford Cathedral. (840-1421) Transcribed and edited with an introduction by W. W. Capes. Lat. (1908)
  • The Register of Richard de Swinfield, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1283-1317). Transcribed and edited by W. W. Capes. Lat. (1909)
  • The Register of Thomas de Charlton, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1327-1344). Edited by William W. Capes. (1912)
  • The Register of William de Courtenay, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1370-1375. Edited by William W. Capes. (1913)
  • The Register of John Trefnant, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1389-1404. Edited by William W. Capes. (1914)
  • The Register of Thomas Poltone, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1420-1422. Transcribed by the late William W. Capes ... To which is prefixed a memoir of Canon Capes by John Percival, Lord Bishop of Hereford. Lat. (1916)

References

  1. ^ Lepine, David. "Cathedrals and Society: Hereford's Medieval Past". herefordcathedral.org. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Capes, William Wolfe" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Goodreads: William Wolfe Capes". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ Wright, Thomas (July 2006). The Life of Walter Pater V1. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-1-4286-4074-0. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1919). Papers by command (Public domain ed.). HMSO. pp. 1–. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. ^ Knowles, David; Smith, David Michael; London, Vera C. M. (9 August 2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales: 1216-1377. Cambridge University Press. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-0-521-80271-0. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  7. ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36929. London. 19 November 1902. p. 10.
  8. ^ "CHARLES WEBSTER LEADBEATER (1847 - 1934)". The Theosophical Society, Adyar. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. ^ Contemporary review (Public domain ed.). 1894. pp. 798–. Retrieved 15 March 2012.