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Richard Fisher Belward by John Opie

Richard Fisher Belward FRS (5 September 1746 – 16 May 1803) was an English priest and academic. He was born Richard Fisher, adopting the name Belward in 1791. [1]

Fisher was born in Long Stratton, Suffolk, the son of Richard Fisher, a surgeon. [2] His schoolmaster at both Botesdale School and Thetford Grammar School was John Cole Gallaway. [3] He was admitted to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in January 1765, aged 18, graduating BA ( 9th wrangler) 1769, MA 1772, DD 1796. He was ordained deacon in 1769 and priest in 1772. [2]

He gained a fellowship at Caius in 1769, served as President of Fellows 1790–1795, Master of the college 1795–1803, [2] and Vice-Chancellor of the University in 1796. [4]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1790. [1]

He died on 16 May 1803 in Roydon, [5] and was buried in Diss on 24 May 1803. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Venn, John (1898). Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College. Vol. 2. Cambridge, University press. pp. 82–83. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Fisher (post Belward), Richard (FSR765R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ "Gallaway, John Cole (GLWY755JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ University of Cambridge VC's Office
  5. ^ The Bury and Norwich Post: Or, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridge Advertiser (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Wednesday, May 18, 1803; Issue 1090. British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800–1900.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard Fisher Belward by John Opie

Richard Fisher Belward FRS (5 September 1746 – 16 May 1803) was an English priest and academic. He was born Richard Fisher, adopting the name Belward in 1791. [1]

Fisher was born in Long Stratton, Suffolk, the son of Richard Fisher, a surgeon. [2] His schoolmaster at both Botesdale School and Thetford Grammar School was John Cole Gallaway. [3] He was admitted to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in January 1765, aged 18, graduating BA ( 9th wrangler) 1769, MA 1772, DD 1796. He was ordained deacon in 1769 and priest in 1772. [2]

He gained a fellowship at Caius in 1769, served as President of Fellows 1790–1795, Master of the college 1795–1803, [2] and Vice-Chancellor of the University in 1796. [4]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1790. [1]

He died on 16 May 1803 in Roydon, [5] and was buried in Diss on 24 May 1803. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Venn, John (1898). Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College. Vol. 2. Cambridge, University press. pp. 82–83. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Fisher (post Belward), Richard (FSR765R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ "Gallaway, John Cole (GLWY755JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ University of Cambridge VC's Office
  5. ^ The Bury and Norwich Post: Or, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridge Advertiser (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Wednesday, May 18, 1803; Issue 1090. British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800–1900.

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