See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY See also:

• ELLIS (originally SHARPE), ALEXANDER JOHN (1814-189o)
• ELLIS, GEORGE (1753-1815)
• ELLIS, ROBINSON (1834- )
• SIR HENRY ELLIS (1777-1869)
• ELLIS, WILLIAM (1794 – 1872)

ELLIS (1777-1869)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• ANTIQUARY

antiquary, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• LONDON

London on the 29th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1777 . He was educated at See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

Merchant Taylors' school, and at St See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John's See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, of which he was elected a See also:

• FELLOW

fellow . After having held for a few months a sub-librarianship in the Bodleian, he was in 1800 appointed to a similar See also:

• POST

post in the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum . In 1827 he became See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief librarian, and held that post until 1856, when he resigned on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of advancing See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age . In 1832 See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William IV. made him a See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight of See also:

• HANOVER
• HANOVER (Ger. Hannover)

Hanover, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year he received an English See also:

• KNIGHTHOOD

knighthood . He died on the 15th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1869 . See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry See also:

• ELLIS (originally SHARPE), ALEXANDER JOHN (1814-189o)
• ELLIS, GEORGE (1753-1815)
• ELLIS, ROBINSON (1834- )
• ELLIS, SIR HENRY (1777-1869)
• ELLIS, WILLIAM (1794 – 1872)

Ellis's See also:

• LIFE

life was one of very considerable See also:

• LITERARY

literary activity . His first See also:

• WORK

work of importance was the preparation of a new edition of See also:

• BRAND, JOHN (1744-1806)
• BRAND, SIR JOHN HENRY (1823-1888)

Brand's Popular Antiquities, which appeared in 1813 . In 1816 he was selected by the commissioners of public records to write the introduction to Domesday See also:

• BOOK

Book, a task which he discharged with much learning, though several of his views have not stood the test of later See also:

• CRITICISM
• CRITICISM (from the Gr. KpiTrlS, a judge, Kpivew, to decide, to give an authoritative opinion)

criticism . His See also:

• ORIGINAL

Original Letters Illustrative of English See also:

• HISTORY

History (first See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series, 1824; second series, 1827; third series, 1846) are compiled chiefly from See also:

• MANUSCRIPTS

manuscripts in the British Museum and the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

State See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

Paper See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

Office, and have been of considerable service to See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical writers . To the Library of Entertaining Knowledge he contributed four volumes on the See also:

• ELGIN

Elgin and See also:

• TOWNLEY, JAMES (1714-1778)

Townley See also:

• MARBLES

Marbles . Sir Henry was for many years a director and See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint-secretary of the Society of Antiquaries .