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Born at [[place of birth::Hendre Isa, Merioneth]], son of [[family::Richard Humphreys]], a royalist army officer. BA [[education::Jesus College, Oxford]] 1669, MA and [[occupation::fellow of Jesus College, Oxfrd|fellow]] 1673. [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Llanfrothen]] 1669; he held other Welsh livings and became [[occupation::Dean]] of [[organisations::Bangor Cathedral|Bangor]] in 1680. [[occupation::bishop|Bishop]] of [[diocese::Bangor]] 1689, of [[diocese::Hereford]] 1701. He was an exponent of the Welsh language, and a keen student of Welsh antiquities, supporting Welsh bards and writers; he was also a major supporter of the [[organisations::Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]] in north [[location::Wales]]. | Born at [[place of birth::Hendre Isa, Merioneth]], son of [[family::Richard Humphreys]], a royalist army officer. BA [[education::Jesus College, Oxford]] 1669, MA and [[occupation::fellow of Jesus College, Oxfrd|fellow]] 1673. [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Llanfrothen]] 1669; he held other Welsh livings and became [[occupation::Dean]] of [[organisations::Bangor Cathedral|Bangor]] in 1680. [[occupation::bishop|Bishop]] of [[diocese::Bangor]] 1689, of [[diocese::Hereford]] 1701. He was an exponent of the Welsh language, and a keen student of Welsh antiquities, supporting Welsh bards and writers; he was also a major supporter of the [[organisations::Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]] in north [[location::Wales]]. | ||
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Humphrey HUMPHREYS 1648-1712
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Biographical Note
Born at Hendre Isa, Merioneth, son of Richard Humphreys, a royalist army officer. BA Jesus College, Oxford 1669, MA and fellow 1673. Rector of Llanfrothen 1669; he held other Welsh livings and became Dean of Bangor in 1680. Bishop of Bangor 1689, of Hereford 1701. He was an exponent of the Welsh language, and a keen student of Welsh antiquities, supporting Welsh bards and writers; he was also a major supporter of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in north Wales.
Books
Humphreys was noted as a collector of early Welsh manuscripts, and for his work on early Welsh pedigrees; his motives seem to have been largely focused on proving the credentials of the early British church. He used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1702 (Franks *592); the extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- Handley, Stuart."Humphreys, Humphrey (1648–1712), bishop of Hereford." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.