Bruce Knight in 1834

William Bruce Knight (1786–1845) was Dean of Llandaff[1] from 1843[2] until his death.[3]

Life

Bruce Knight was born in Braunton, Devon, to John Knight and his wife Mary Bruce; when he was young the family moved to Llanblethian in the Vale of Glamorgan. He was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School and Sherborne.[4] He studied at Exeter College, Oxford.[5] He held incumbencies at Llantrithyd[6] and Margam; and was a Prebendary of Llandaff Cathedral; and, from 1825, its Chancellor.

He died on 8 August 1845.[7] His brother James Knight-Bruce was an English barrister, known as a judge and politician.[8]

Works

Bruce Knight wrote:[4]

  • Remarks Historical and Philological on the Welsh Language
  • A Critical Review of John Jones' Reply

He was one of the editors of the 1841 revised version of the Welsh Book of Common Prayer.[4]

References

  1. ↑ History of Parliament On-line
  2. ↑ 'MISCELLANEOUS' Berrow's Worcester Journal, Thursday, 19 October 1843; Issue 7351.
  3. ↑ 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' Dundee Courier, Tuesday, 26 August 1845; Issue 1512.
  4. 1 2 3 "Knight, William Bruce (1785–1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Knight, William Bruce" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  6. ↑ Geograph
  7. ↑ "Death of the Dean of Llandaff"
  8. ↑ G. F. R. Barker, ‘Bruce, Sir James Lewis Knight- (1791–1866)’, rev. Hugh Mooney, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 3 Oct 2015


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.