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John Colenso

John William Colenso

British bishop and mathematician (1814-1883).

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Spouse

Frances Colenso

Place of Birth

St Austell
Country
:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Place of Death

Pietermaritzburg
Country
:
Colony of Natal

Date of Birth

1/24/1814
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1814

Date of Death

6/20/1883
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
7/20/1883
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Incorrect Value
1883

Instance Of

Human

Occupation

Mathematician
Presbyter
Translator
Bible Translator
Theologian
Missionary
Writer

Religion or Worldview

Anglicanism

Position Held

Bishop of Natal
(1853 - 1883)
Series Ordinal
:1
Replaced By
:
William Macrorie
Start Time
: 1853
End Time
: 1883
Parson
(1846 - 1853)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Forncett
Start Time
: 1846
End Time
: 1853

Given Name

John
Series Ordinal
:1
William
Series Ordinal
:2

Educated At

St John's College
(1832 - 1836)
Start Time
: 1832
End Time
: 1836

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Child

Frances Colenso
Harriette Colenso
Francis Colenso

Described by Source

10 items
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Colenso, John William (DNB00)
Dictionary of African Biography
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Colenso, Dr.
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24444357
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25046498
Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Colenso, Right Rev. John William
Library of the World's Best Literature
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Colenso, John William
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q125328157
Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference
Volume
:1

Archives At

Yale Divinity Library
Inventory Number
:129

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Sex or Gender

Male

Father

John William Colenso

Mother

Mary Ann Blackmore

Sibling

Sophia Ann Colenso

Depicted By

John William Colenso

Family Name

Colenso

Relative

William Colenso
Kinship to Subject
:
Cousin

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Student Of

John Hymers

Place of Burial

St Saviour's Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg
Coordinate Location
: 29.6050°S 30.3768°E
Church of St Mary
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Cenotaph
Coordinate Location
: 52.4994°N 1.1902°E

Award Received

Smith's Prize
(1836)
Point in Time
: 1836

Employer

Harrow School
(1838 - 1841)
Start Time
: 1838
End Time
: 1841
St John's College
(1842 - 1846)
Start Time
: 1842
End Time
: 1846
Church of England
(1853 - 1883)
Start Time
: 1853
End Time
: 1883

Birth Name

John William Colenso
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