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Davy, Martin.
Adm. pens. (age 24) at CAIUS, 1787 [no date recorded] S. of William, of Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk ['a country gentleman of moderate estate, D.N.B.']. B. there.
School, Lynn (Dr Lloyd). [D.N.B. gives 'educated at Norwich Grammar School.
Studied Medicine at Edinburgh.'] Matric. Michs. 1787; Scholar, 1787-91; M.B. 1792; Med. Lic. 1794; M.D. 1797; D.D.
(per Lit. Reg.) 1811.
Fellow, 1791.
Steward, 1793.
Registrar, 1795.
President, 1795-1803.
Master of the College, 1803-39.
Vice-Chancellor, 1803 and 1827.
Obtained leave for three years' travel for medical study, Apr. 13, 1796.
Adherent of the Brunonian System of medicine.
Ord. deacon (Bristol, Litt. dim. from Ely) Oct. 31, 1810; priest, Dec. 8, 1810.
F.R.S., 1801.
F.S.A., 1812.
Member of the Linnean Soc. R. of Cottenham, Cambs., 1827-39.
Preb. of Chichester, 1832-9. Married, 1811, Anne Stevenson, of Hertford Street, W. Died May 18, 1839.
Buried in the College chapel.
A considerable benefactor to the College, leaving to it his estate at Heacham, Norfolk.
Some of his despotic actions when Master of his college, and later as Vice-Chancellor, provoked much resentment.
He is however credited with having thrown his college more freely open by abolishing restrictions and making academical merit the avenue to preferment and the college increased consideraly in repute during his time.
An unfavourable view of his strong and uncertain temper and his self-indulgence is given by Gunning in his Reminiscences, 1854, 11. 189-202, 359-66.
In 1809 he wrote an interesting pamphlet entitled Observations upon Mr Fox's Letter to Mr Grey, contained in Lord Holland's preface to C. J. Fox's History of the Early Pact of the Reign of James II, 1808, exhaustively discussing Chaucer's application of the term 'Merry' to the Nightingale in The Flower and the Leaf, line 99, and to negative evidence from Theocritus.
(Not to be confused with a contemporary of Trinity College, Oxford; s. of Thomas, of Ingoldisthorpe, clerk.
Matric. July 21, 1810, age 19.
B.D. 1824.
Fellow of Magdalen, 1815-33.
Vice-President, 1831.
V. of Waterperry, Oxon., 1817, till his death Aug. 20, 1833.
(Al. Oxon.)).
(D.N.B.; Venn, II. 114.)
Martin DAVY
Approx. lifespan: 1763–1839
pens. aged 24 Gonville & Caius College adm1787
[no date recorded]
s. of William DAVY of Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk , ["a country gentleman of moderate estate, D.N.B. "].
b. there.
Sch: Sch: Lynn ( Dr – LLOYD ). [D.N.B. gives "educated at Sch: Norwich Grammar School Sch: Lynn ( Dr – LLOYD ). [D.N.B. gives "educated at Norwich[-ci]
Studied Medicine Edinburgh, [Scotland], ."]
Matric 1787:10MT:
Scholar 1787-91
MB 1792
??? Medical Lic. 1794
MD 1797
DD per Lit. Reg. 1811
Fellow 1791
Steward: 1793
Registrar: 1795
President: 1795-1803
Master of: : College 1803-39
Vice-Chancellor 1803, and 1827
Obtained leave for three years' travel for medical study 1796:04:13
Adherent of the Brunonian System of medicine.
Ord. deacon Bristol, Litt. dim. from Ely 1810:10:31
Ord. priest 1810:12:08
FRS 1801
FSA 1812
Member of: Linnean Society
R.: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire , 1827-39
Prebendary: Chichester, [Sussex], 1832-39
m. 1811,Anne Stevenson, of Hertford Street, [London], W.
d.
bur. in 1839:05:18 College chapel.
A considerable benefactor to College, leaving to it his estate Heacham, Norfolk ,
Some of his despotic actions when
Master of: : his college, and later as Vice-Chancellor, provoked much resentment. He is however credited with having thrown his college more freely open by abolishing restrictions and making academical merit the avenue to preferment and the college increased consideraly in repute during his time. An unfavourable view of his strong and uncertain temper and his self-indulgence is given by Gunning in his Reminiscences 1854, 11. 189-202, 359-66. In 1809
he wrote an interesting pamphlet entitled Observations upon Mr Fox's LETTER to Mr Grey, contained in Lord Holland's preface to C. J. Fox's History of the Early Pact of the Reign of James II 1808, exhaustively discussing Chaucer's application of the term "Merry" to the Nightingale in The Flower and the Leaf, line 99, and to negative evidence from Theocritus.
(Not to be confused with a contemporary of Trinity College [Oxford] ; s. of Thomas DAVY of Ingoldisthorpe, [Norfolk], , clerk.
Matric aged 19 1810:07:21
BD 1824
Fellow of: : Magdalene College 1815-33
Vice-President 1831
V.: Waterperry, Oxfordshire , 1817, till his death 1833:08:20
( Al. Oxon. ))
( D.N.B.; Venn, II. 114)
[add:]Preb.of Heathfield, Sussex , 1832:06:14 until his death in 1839[:add]
[add:]Issued notice opposing memorial to Pitt (& vetoed proposal in Caput)[:add]
[add:]Printed notice, 1806:03:21 in Grace Bk., p. 479 & Romilly's note[:add]
[add:]Two portraits at Gonville & Caius College, one by Opie[:add]
[add:]Canon Bywaters; W.D. Peckham; Atkinson 332[:add]

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