Talfourd Ely Explained
Talfourd Ely FSA (1838–1923) was a British archaeologist, classicist, and author of several books, notably A Manual of Archaeology and Roman Hayling.[1]
Career
Talfourd Ely contributed many articles on archaeology to learned journals and taught Latin and other classical languages at University College London.
Family and friends
Talfourd Ely was a nephew of Francis (Frank) Talfourd, the dramatist, and a great-nephew of Sir Thomas Talfourd, author of Ion[1] In 1863 he married Sarah Ada Dawson, a daughter of John Dawson, Esq., Berrymead Priory, Acton. In the 1860s Henry Crabb Robinson was a lodger in the house of Mr. and Mrs. Ely in London at 30 Russell Square and was a family friend. Talfourd Ely was a grandson of John Towill Rutt, who was an early friend of Crabb Robinson.[2]
Selected works
Articles
Books
Notes and References
- Obituary. Dr. Talfourd Ely. Nature. 111. 156. 3 February 1923. 10.1038/111156b0. free.
- Book: Robinson, Henry Crabb. Diary, Reminiscences, and Correspondence. 2010.
- edited version of original 1869 book
. 499. Cambridge University Press. 9781108024907.
- Taylor, Isaac. Isaac Taylor (priest). Review of A Manual of Archaeology by Talfourd Ely. The Academy and Literature. 21 February 1891. 39. 981. 192–193.
- Review of Manual of Archæology by Talfourd Ely, M.A., F.S.A. With an index and 114 illustrations. Bookseller: The Organ of the Book Trade. 13 December 1890. 1382.
- Review of A Manual of Archæology by Talfourd Ely. The Spectator. Supplement. 18 July 1891. 75.
- Review of Roman Hayling by Talfourd Ely. The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art. 97. 16 April 1904. 500.
- Review of Roman Hayling by Talfourd Ely. 1906. The Critical Review. 90. 606.
