Samuel Phear Explained

Samuel George Phear (30 March 1829, Earl Stonham – 26 November 1918, Cambridge) was an academic in the second half of the 19th century.[1]

Phear matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge at Michaelmas 1848, gained a scholarship, and graduated B.A. (4th wrangler) 1852, M.A. 1855, B.D. 1862, D.D. 1874. He was ordained deacon in 1853 and priest in 1854.

Phear was a Fellow at Emmanuel College from 1853 to 1871,[2] and Master[3] from 1871[4] until his retirement in 1895. He served as Chaplain to Harold Browne, Bishop of Winchester from 1873 to 1881.[5] He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1874 to[6] 1876.[7]

Notes and References

  1. The Late Dr. Phear. The Times (London, England), Friday, 29 November 1918; pg. 11; Issue 41960.
  2. https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/about/history/masters/index.cfm?id=16 College web-site
  3. "Mr Hopkins' Men: Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century" Craik, A.D.D. p269: London, Springer-Verlag, 2008
  4. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. The Standard (London, England), Tuesday, 26 September 1871; pg. 3; Issue 14712.
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p 1122: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  6. "The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk MaxwellVolume 3; Volumes 1874–1879 Harman, P.M. (Ed) p337: Cambridge; CUP, 2002
  7. https://www.v-c.admin.cam.ac.uk/role-vice-chancellor/history-vice-chancellorship University web-site

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