Edward Valentine Blomfield
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Edward Valentine Blomfield (February 14, 1788 – October 9, 1816) was an English
classical scholar and brother of Bishop CJ Blomfield
. He was born at Bury St Edmunds.
Attending Caius College, Cambridge, he was thirteenth wrangler in 1811, obtained several of the classical prizes of the university, and became a fellow and lecturer at Emmanuel College
.
In 1813 he travelled to Germany
and made the acquaintance of some of the great scholars of that country. On his return, he published in the Museum Criticum (No. ii) an interesting paper on "The Present State of Classical Literature in Germany."
Blomfield is chiefly known by his translation of Matthiae
's Greek Grammar (1819), which was prepared for the press by his brother. He died in 1816, his early death depriving Cambridge of one who seemed destined to take a high place amongst her most brilliant classical scholars.
See "Memoir of Edward Valentine Blomfield," by Bishop Monk
, in Museum Criticum, No. vii.
England
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classical scholar and brother of Bishop CJ Blomfield
Charles James Blomfield
Charles James Blomfield was a British divine, and a Church of England bishop for 32 years.-Early life:Blomfield was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and educated at the local grammar school and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he won the Browne medals for Latin and Greek odes, and the Craven...
. He was born at Bury St Edmunds.
Attending Caius College, Cambridge, he was thirteenth wrangler in 1811, obtained several of the classical prizes of the university, and became a fellow and lecturer at Emmanuel College
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
.
In 1813 he travelled to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and made the acquaintance of some of the great scholars of that country. On his return, he published in the Museum Criticum (No. ii) an interesting paper on "The Present State of Classical Literature in Germany."
Blomfield is chiefly known by his translation of Matthiae
August Heinrich Matthiae
August Heinrich Matthiae was a German classical scholar.-Biography:He was born at Göttingen, and educated at the university. He then spent some years as a tutor in Amsterdam. In 1798 he returned to Germany, and in 1802 was appointed director of the Friedrichsgymnasium at Altenburg, which post he...
's Greek Grammar (1819), which was prepared for the press by his brother. He died in 1816, his early death depriving Cambridge of one who seemed destined to take a high place amongst her most brilliant classical scholars.
See "Memoir of Edward Valentine Blomfield," by Bishop Monk
James Henry Monk
James Henry Monk was an English divine and classical scholar.-Life:He was born at Buntingford, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1809 was elected Regius Professor of Greek in succession to Porson. The establishment of the classical tripos...
, in Museum Criticum, No. vii.