Robert Shippen
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Robert Shippen D.D. FRS
(1675–1745) was an English
academic administrator at the University of Oxford
.
Shippen was the brother of the Tory politician WIlliam Shippen
.
He was educated at Stockport Grammar School
and Merton College, Oxford
. He matriculated
at Merton College on 6 April 1693 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1696.
Shippen acted as a tutor
at Brasenose College, Oxford
was awarded a Master of Arts degree on 4 July 1699.
He was then elected a Fellow of Brasenose College.
He was elected Professor of Music
at Gresham College
in London
on 4 December 1705 and a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1706.
He benefited from the living of St Stephen's, Limehouse
.
Shippen was elected Principal (head) of Brasenose College, Oxford
in 1710 and attained a Doctor of Divinity
. He held the post of Principal of Brasenose until his death in 1745.
During his time as President of Brasenose College, Shippen was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1718 until 1723.
In 1710, the same year he became Principal of Brasenose, he married Frances (died 1728), daughter of Richard Legh
of Lyme Park
, and widow of Sir Gilbert Clerke of Chilcote
. Following this, on 3 October 1710 he resigned his professorship at Gresham College in favour of his elder brother, Edward Shippen (1671–1724), who had graduated from Brasenose with an M.A. in 1693, and M.D. in 1699.
Robert Shippen was buried in the chapel at Brasenose College, where he is commemorated with an epitaph (by Dr Frewin) and a bust.
FRS
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(1675–1745) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
academic administrator at 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...
.
Shippen was the brother of the Tory politician WIlliam Shippen
William Shippen (MP)
William Shippen was an English Tory Member of Parliament and Jacobite.Shippen was educated at Stockport grammar school, and entered Brasenose College, Oxford on 16 July 1687. Shortly one year after his matriculation he was elected king's scholar at Westminster...
.
He was educated at Stockport Grammar School
Stockport Grammar School
Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Stockport, England, founded in 1487 by the 1482 Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa.The school motto is "Vincit qui patitur" – He who endures, conquers....
and Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
. He matriculated
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
at Merton College on 6 April 1693 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1696.
Shippen acted as a tutor
Tutor
A tutor is a person employed in the education of others, either individually or in groups. To tutor is to perform the functions of a tutor.-Teaching assistance:...
at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
was awarded a Master of Arts degree on 4 July 1699.
He was then elected a Fellow of Brasenose College.
He was elected Professor of Music
Gresham Professor of Music
The Professor of Music at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1596 / 7, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to eight and in addition the college now has visiting professors.The Professor...
at Gresham College
Gresham College
Gresham College is an institution of higher learning located at Barnard's Inn Hall off Holborn in central London, England. It was founded in 1597 under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham and today it hosts over 140 free public lectures every year within the City of London.-History:Sir Thomas Gresham,...
in London
London
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on 4 December 1705 and a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1706.
He benefited from the living of St Stephen's, Limehouse
Limehouse
Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames opposite Rotherhithe and between Ratcliff to the west and Millwall to the east....
.
Shippen was elected Principal (head) of Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
in 1710 and attained a 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....
. He held the post of Principal of Brasenose until his death in 1745.
During his time as President of Brasenose College, Shippen was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1718 until 1723.
In 1710, the same year he became Principal of Brasenose, he married Frances (died 1728), daughter of Richard Legh
Richard Legh
Richard Legh was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1678.Legh was the son of Rev. Thomas Legh, DD of Cheshire and rector of Sefton and Walton, Lancashire. He inherited the Lyme Park estate in Cheshire from his uncle Francis Legh in 1643...
of Lyme Park
Lyme Park
Lyme Park is a large estate located south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens, in a deer park in the Peak District National Park...
, and widow of Sir Gilbert Clerke of Chilcote
Chilcote
Chilcote is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. Until 1897 it was in Derbyshire. The parish had a population of 108 according to the 2001 census.-External links:...
. Following this, on 3 October 1710 he resigned his professorship at Gresham College in favour of his elder brother, Edward Shippen (1671–1724), who had graduated from Brasenose with an M.A. in 1693, and M.D. in 1699.
Robert Shippen was buried in the chapel at Brasenose College, where he is commemorated with an epitaph (by Dr Frewin) and a bust.