OWEN, THOMAS (1748 - 1812), cleric and translator
Date of birth: 1748
Date of death: 1812
Parent: Margaret Owen
Parent: Thomas Owen
Gender: Male
Occupation: cleric and translator
Area of activity: Religion; Scholarship and Languages
Author: Hywel David Emanuel
christened 3 September 1748, the son of Thomas and Margaret Owen of Rhiwlas, in the village of Pentraeth, Anglesey. On 20 March 1767 he matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1770. Early in 1771 he describes himself as 'deputy' to the librarian of the Bodleian Library. Owen was ordained deacon at the Trinity ordination, 1771, by the bishop of Oxford by letters dimissory from the bishop of Bangor with a title to the curacy of Llanddeusant, Anglesey. He proceeded to the degree of M.A. from Queen's College, Oxford, in 1773. In 1779 he was presented to the rectory of Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire, and continued to hold this living till his death in Anglesey in May 1812. Owen translated the following three works into English : Three Books of M. Terentius Varro concerning Agriculture, 1800; Agricultural Pursuits, translated from the Greek, 1805-6; Fourteen Books of Palladius on Agriculture, 1807.
Author
- Hywel David Emanuel, (1921 - 1970)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Foster, Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford
- The Records of the Church in Wales at the National Library of Wales (in N.L.W.)
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Thomas Owen
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q7792907
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
Article Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
The Dictionary of Welsh Biography is provided by The National Library of Wales and the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. It is free to use and does not receive grant support. A donation would help us maintain and improve the site so that we can continue to acknowledge Welsh men and women who have made notable contributions to life in Wales and beyond.
Find out more on our sponsorship page.