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| WRIGHT, WILLIAM ALDIS. Adm. sizar (age 19) at TRINITY, Mar. 30, 1849; re-adm. June 6, 1850. S. of George [Baptist minister] of Beccles, Suffolk . B. there Aug. 1, 1831. School, Beccles Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1850; Scholar, 1853; (18 th Wrangler, 1854); B.A. 1858; M.A. 1861. Fellow, 1878; Librarian, 1863-70; Senior Bursar, 1870-95; Vice-Master, 1888-1912. As a nonconformist, was ineligible for election to a Fellowship before 1878. Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh, 1879; Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1886; Hon. Litt.D., Dublin, 1895. The Shakespearian and Biblical scholar. Contributed to Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, 1860-3. Joint editor of The Cambridge Shakespeare, 1863-6; sole editor of the 2nd edition, 1891-3; Joint editor of the Globe Shakespeare, 1864. Also edited the separate plays in the Clarendon series. Secretary to the Old Testament Revision Society, 1870. Published his friend Fitzgerald's Letters and Literary Remains, 1899. Died, unmarried, May 19, 1914, in College. M.I. in Great St Mary's, Cambridge. Left £5000 to the University library and to Trinity library. ( Who was Who; D.N.B. ) | William Aldis WRIGHT Approx. lifespan: 1831–1914 sizar aged 19 Trinity College adm1849:03:30 Re-adm 1850:06:06 s. of George WRIGHT [Baptist minister] of Beccles, Suffolk , b. there 1831:08:01 Sch: Beccles Grammar School Beccles, [Suffolk], Matric 1850:10MT: Scholar 1853 (18 th Wrangler (1854); BA 1858 MA 1861 Fellow 1878 Librarian: 1863-70 Senior Bursar: 1870-95 Vice-Master 1888-1912 As a nonconformist, was ineligible for election to a Fellowship before 1878 Hon.LLD Edinburgh, [Scotland], 1879 Hon.DCL OX, [Oxfordshire], 1886 Hon. LittD Dublin, [Ireland], 1895 The Shakespearian and Biblical scholar. Contributed to Smith's Dictionary of the Bible 1860-3. Joint editor of The Cambridge Shakespeare 1863-6; sole editor of the 2nd edition 1891-93 Joint editor of the Globe Shakespeare 1864. Also edited the separate plays in the Clarendon series. Sec. to: : Old Testament Revision Society 1870 Published his friend Fitzgerald's Letters and Literary Remains 1899. d., unmarried 1914:05:19 in College MI Great St Mary's, CB, [Cambridgeshire], Left £5000 to University library and to Trinity College library. ( Who was Who; D.N.B. ) [add:]Portrait, in chalk, by W. Strang, 1910, in Fitzwilliam Museum; Portrait, by Ouless, at Trinity College [:add] [add:](Goodison: CP : 204; Atkinson, 453)[:add] [add:] bur. Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , [:add] [add:](Martin Packer, 2014)[:add] |