Hibbert Trust
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The Hibbert Trust was founded by Robert Hibbert
(1769–1849) and originally designated the Anti-Trinitarian Fund. It came into operation in 1853, awarded scholarships and fellowships, supports the Hibbert Lectures
, and maintained (from 1894) a chair of ecclesiastical history at Manchester College.
Robert Hibbert
Robert Hibbert was the founder of the Hibbert Trust.-Biography:The third and posthumous son of John Hibbert , a Jamaica merchant, and Janet, daughter of Samuel Gordon, he was born in Jamaica; hence he spoke of himself as a Creole. His mother died early. Between 1784 and 1788, he was a pupil of...
(1769–1849) and originally designated the Anti-Trinitarian Fund. It came into operation in 1853, awarded scholarships and fellowships, supports the Hibbert Lectures
Hibbert Lectures
The Hibbert Lectures are an annual series of non-sectarian lectures on theological issues. They are sponsored by the Hibbert Trust, which was founded in 1847 by the Unitarian Robert Hibbert with a goal to uphold "the unfettered exercise of private judgement in matters of religion."...
, and maintained (from 1894) a chair of ecclesiastical history at Manchester College.