John Richardson
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| - | Doctor John Richardson (born Linton, Cambridgeshire — died 1625) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1615 until his death. He was first made a Fellow of Emmanuel College, and then Master of Peterhouse before accepting the same position at Trinity, where he was also Regius Professor of Divinity, and served in 1617 and 1618 as Vice-Chancellor of the University. | + | Doctor John Richardson (born Linton, Cambridgeshire — died [[1625 AD|1625]]) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1615 until his death. He was first made a Fellow of Emmanuel College, and then Master of Peterhouse before accepting the same position at Trinity, where he was also Regius Professor of Divinity, and served in [[1617 AD|1617]] and [[1618 AD|1618]] as Vice-Chancellor of the University. |
| - | Richardson was a skilled linguist, and he served in the "First Cambridge Company", charged by James I of England with the translation of the books of the [[Old Testament]] from the [[Books of Chronicles]] to [[Song of Solomon|Song of Songs]] (comprising most of the [[Ketuvim]]) for the [[King James Version]] of the Bible. | + | Richardson was a skilled linguist, and he served in the "First Cambridge Company", charged by [[James I of England]] with the translation of the books of the [[Old Testament]] from the [[Books of Chronicles]] to [[Song of Solomon|Song of Songs]] (comprising most of the [[Ketuvim]]) for the [[King James Version]] of the Bible. |
At his death, Richardson left a bequest of £100 to Peterhouse. | At his death, Richardson left a bequest of £100 to Peterhouse. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| - | *McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 ) | + | * [[Alexander McClure|McClure, Alexander]]. ([[1858 AD|1858]]) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 ) |
| - | *Nicolson, Adam. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4 | + | * [[Adam Nicolson|Nicolson, Adam]]. ([[2003 AD|2003]]) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4 |
| - | *[http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=172 The Master of Trinity] at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] | + | * [http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=172 The Master of Trinity] at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] |
[[Category:Translators of the King James version of the bible]] | [[Category:Translators of the King James version of the bible]] | ||
[[Category:First Cambridge Company]] | [[Category:First Cambridge Company]] | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 14 August 2009
Doctor John Richardson (born Linton, Cambridgeshire — died 1625) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1615 until his death. He was first made a Fellow of Emmanuel College, and then Master of Peterhouse before accepting the same position at Trinity, where he was also Regius Professor of Divinity, and served in 1617 and 1618 as Vice-Chancellor of the University.
Richardson was a skilled linguist, and he served in the "First Cambridge Company", charged by James I of England with the translation of the books of the Old Testament from the Books of Chronicles to Song of Songs (comprising most of the Ketuvim) for the King James Version of the Bible.
At his death, Richardson left a bequest of £100 to Peterhouse.
References
- McClure, Alexander. (1858) The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
- Nicolson, Adam. (2003) God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible. New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4
- The Master of Trinity at Trinity College, Cambridge
