Fitzherbert Adams
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Fitzherbert Adams D.D.
(1651 – 17 June 1719) was a man of learning, and benefactor of the University of Oxford
.
Adams was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford
, where he took his Master's degree on 4 June 1675, that of Bachelor of Divinity
on 23 January, and Doctor of Divinity
on 3 July 1685. He was inducted to the rectory
of Waddington, Lincolnshire
, on 29 September 1683, and elected Rector of Lincoln College on 2 May 1685. The same year, he was installed a prebendary
of the sixth stall, Durham
, was removed to the tenth in 1695, and from that to the eleventh, in 1711. He served the office of Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University during 1695–7, and died on 17 June 1719.
As Rector of Lincoln College, he held the living of Twyford, Buckinghamshire
; and having received £1,500 for renewing the lease, he laid out the whole in beautifying the chapel of his College, and the Rector's lodgings. He bequeathed his library also to the College, and was a benefactor to All Saints Church, Oxford
, where he lies buried, contributing £200 to purchase a parsonage house.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
(1651 – 17 June 1719) was a man of learning, and benefactor of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
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Adams was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
, where he took his Master's degree on 4 June 1675, that of Bachelor of Divinity
Bachelor of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....
on 23 January, and Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
on 3 July 1685. He was inducted to the rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
of Waddington, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, on 29 September 1683, and elected Rector of Lincoln College on 2 May 1685. The same year, he was installed a prebendary
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
of the sixth stall, Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, was removed to the tenth in 1695, and from that to the eleventh, in 1711. He served the office of Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University during 1695–7, and died on 17 June 1719.
As Rector of Lincoln College, he held the living of Twyford, Buckinghamshire
Twyford, Buckinghamshire
For other places of the same name, see Twyford.Twyford is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about two miles west of Steeple Claydon and four miles north east of Bicester in Oxfordshire....
; and having received £1,500 for renewing the lease, he laid out the whole in beautifying the chapel of his College, and the Rector's lodgings. He bequeathed his library also to the College, and was a benefactor to All Saints Church, Oxford
All Saints Church, Oxford
All Saints Church is on the north side of the High Street in central Oxford, England, on the corner of Turl Street. It is now the library of Lincoln College. This former church is Grade I listed.-History:...
, where he lies buried, contributing £200 to purchase a parsonage house.