Ella Mary Edghill
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Ella Mary Edghill M.A.
(b. November 13, 1881 at Aldershot
- ) was a British translator known primarily for her translation of Categories
which appeared in Volume 1 (1928) of the The Works of Aristotle series, edited by W. D. Ross
and J. A. Smith. She was the daughter of Rev. John Cox Edghill
, DD, Chaplain General
to British Armed Forces
, and Mary Nesfield.
The Clarendon Press edition of 1928 describes Edghill as "E. M. Edghill M.A.; ex-associate of Newnham College, Cambridge
.
A Miss "Ella Mary Edghill" was the Headmistress of Saint Felix School
between 1926 and 1938.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
(b. November 13, 1881 at Aldershot
Aldershot
Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
- ) was a British translator known primarily for her translation of Categories
Categories (Aristotle)
The Categories is a text from Aristotle's Organon that enumerates all the possible kinds of thing that can be the subject or the predicate of a proposition...
which appeared in Volume 1 (1928) of the The Works of Aristotle series, edited by W. D. Ross
W. D. Ross
Sir David Ross KBE was a Scottish philosopher, known for work in ethics. His best known work is The Right and the Good , and he is perhaps best known for developing a pluralist, deontological form of intuitionist ethics in response to G.E. Moore's intuitionism...
and J. A. Smith. She was the daughter of Rev. John Cox Edghill
John Cox Edghill
Rev. John Cox Edghill DD was a British Anglican priest, senior chaplain at Aldershot from 1861, then followed chaplain to the forces at Chatham, Halifax , again at Aldershot, Gibraltar, and, finally, at Portsmouth , and then Chaplain-General to Her Majesty's Forces...
, DD, Chaplain General
Chaplain General
In the Anglican Church, chaplains general are the seniormost Anglican chaplains in otherwise non-Anglican organizations. Chaplains general are most commonly appointed in Commonwealth Realms, and are responsible for conducting religious services and ceremonies, and generally representing the...
to British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...
, and Mary Nesfield.
The Clarendon Press edition of 1928 describes Edghill as "E. M. Edghill M.A.; ex-associate of Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick, and was the second Cambridge college to admit women after Girton College...
.
A Miss "Ella Mary Edghill" was the Headmistress of Saint Felix School
Saint Felix School
Saint Felix School is an independent school in Southwold, Suffolk.-Notable former pupils:* Jane Benham MBE - played a significant role in preserving Thames sailing barges* Natalie Caine - woodwind player...
between 1926 and 1938.