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Lord Almoner's Professorship of Arabic — The Lord Almoner s Professorship of Arabic was one of the senior professorships at the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1724, the holder was appointed by the Lord Almoner and paid from the Almonry funds.The chair was discontinued on the death… … Wikipedia
Almoner — (from the Greek ελεημοσύνη, westernized as eleemosyna, alms via Latin Almosunartius and French, known in English since circa 1300) is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing charity. Historically, almoners were… … Wikipedia
Almoner — Almosenier (auch Almosener oder Almosner, lateinisch eleemosynarius, französisch aumônier, englisch almoner, italienisch elemosiniere, elemosiniero, spanisch limosnario, limosnero) ist die Bezeichnung eines weltlichen oder kirchlichen Amtsträgers … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lord High Steward of Ireland — The Lord High Steward of Ireland is a hereditary Great Officer of State in Ireland, sometimes known as the Hereditary Great Seneschal [In an inscription on a leaden coffin for the remains of Gilbert, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (died May 1616), in the … Wikipedia
lord high almoner of england — Usage: capitalized E : an ecclesiastical officer of the royal household in Great Britain who distributes the royal bounty … Useful english dictionary
Grand Almoner of France — The Grand Almoner of France or Grand aumônier de France was an officer of the French monarchy and a member of the Maison du Roi ( King s Household ) during the Ancien Régime. He directed the Religious branch of the royal household (the… … Wikipedia
David Wilkins (orientalist) — For other people named David Wilkins, see David Wilkins (disambiguation). David Wilkins (1685–1745), originally named Wilke or Wilkius, was a Prussian orientalist, born in Memel, who settled in England.[1] His 1716 publication of the Coptic New… … Wikipedia
Richard Robinson, 1. Baron Rokeby — (* 1708 oder 1709; † 10. Oktober 1794 in Clifton) war anglikanischer Erzbischof von Armagh. Richard Robinson besuchte von 1720 bis 1726 das Westminster College in London und danach das Christ Church College der Oxford University. Er wirkte als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ion Keith-Falconer — Ion Grant Neville Keith Falconer (b. Edinburgh 5 July 1856 ndash; d. Aden 11 May 1887) was a missionary and Arabic scholar, the third son of the 8th Earl of Kintore. After passing through Harrow School and the University of Cambridge, he moved… … Wikipedia
Richard Robinson — Richard Robinson, 1. Baron Rokeby (* 1708 oder 1709; † 10. Oktober 1794 in Clifton) war anglikanischer Erzbischof von Armagh. Richard Robinson besuchte von 1720 bis 1726 das Westminster College in London und danach das Christ Church College der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
