Frank Byron Jevons
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Frank Byron Jevons was a polymath, academic and administrator of Durham University
.
and Wadham College, Oxford
and appointed a lecturer in Classics
at Durham in 1882.
from 1892 until 1897, a role he performed with "skill and humanity". In 1897 he was appointed as Master
of Hatfield College
where he remained until 1922. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of the university between 1910 and 1912 and Pro Vice-Chancellor between 1912 and 1914 and 1916 to 1921.
He was Professor of Philosophy between 1910 and 1930 and presided at the inaugural meeting of the World Congress of Philosophy
in 1923. One of the last Victorian polymaths, in the twenty years before and after 1900, he gave himself successively to the study of classics, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology, and comparative religion.
A portrait hangs in the refectory of Hatfield College.
He also wrote on other fields in which subsequent technical advances have been radical and rapid, such as evolution. Such works understandably are no longer commonly in print, but they remain of interest for their clarity, logic, and sound representation of the perspective of his day.
Other writings available online include:http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Frank+Byron+Jevons%22
Jevons also wrote, co-authored, or translated (some titles may be duplicates):
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
.
Early life
He was educated at Nottingham High SchoolNottingham High School
Nottingham High School is a British boys' independent school situated about a mile north of Nottingham city centre. It has around 900 pupils from ages 11 to 18 and there is the adjoining Nottingham High Junior School catering for younger boys and, from September 2008, the Lovell House...
and Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford. It was founded by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, wealthy Somerset landowners, during the reign of King James I...
and appointed a lecturer in Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
at Durham in 1882.
Career
He was the first Censor of St Cuthbert's SocietySt Cuthbert's Society
St Cuthbert's Society, colloquially known as Cuth's, is one of sixteen collegiate bodies within the University of Durham. It was founded in 1888 for students who were not attached to the existing colleges...
from 1892 until 1897, a role he performed with "skill and humanity". In 1897 he was appointed as Master
Master (college)
A Master is the title of the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge .- See also :* Master A Master (or in female form Mistress) is the title of the head of some...
of Hatfield College
Hatfield College
Hatfield College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Founded in 1846 by the Rev. David Melville, it is the second oldest of Durham's colleges, and was originally called Bishop Hatfield's Hall...
where he remained until 1922. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of the university between 1910 and 1912 and Pro Vice-Chancellor between 1912 and 1914 and 1916 to 1921.
He was Professor of Philosophy between 1910 and 1930 and presided at the inaugural meeting of the World Congress of Philosophy
World Congress of Philosophy
The World Congress of Philosophy is a global meeting of philosophers held every five years in a different country under the auspices of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies . First organized in 1900, these events became firmly established after the Second World War...
in 1923. One of the last Victorian polymaths, in the twenty years before and after 1900, he gave himself successively to the study of classics, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology, and comparative religion.
A portrait hangs in the refectory of Hatfield College.
Social and national issues
He was concerned with social and national issues, especially the education of the working classes and of women.Major writings
He was author of eighteen scholarly texts some of which, for example A History of Greek Literature: From the Earliest Period to the Death of Demosthenes (1886) and An Introduction To The Study Of Comparative Religion, remain in print.He also wrote on other fields in which subsequent technical advances have been radical and rapid, such as evolution. Such works understandably are no longer commonly in print, but they remain of interest for their clarity, logic, and sound representation of the perspective of his day.
Other writings available online include:http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Frank+Byron+Jevons%22
- A Manual of Greek Antiquities (as co-author of Percy GardnerPercy GardnerPercy Gardner was an English classical archaeologist.Percy Gardner was born in London, and was educated at the City of London School and Christ's College, Cambridge...
) - An Introduction to the History of Religion
- Philosophy: What is It?
- The idea of God in early religions
Jevons also wrote, co-authored, or translated (some titles may be duplicates):
- Graeco-Italian Magic (British Library)
- Magic (British Library)
- Masks and Acting (in reprint form, ISBN-13: 978-1113282972)
- Personality (in reprint form, ISBN-13: 978-1112310669)
- Plutarch's Romane Questions (based on translation of Philemon HollandPhilemon HollandPhilemon Holland was an English translator.His father, John Holland, was a clergyman who fled the Kingdom of England during the persecutions of Mary I of England...
. (in reprint form, ISBN-13:978-1117107769) - Prehistoric Antiquities Of The Aryan Peoples: A Manual Of Comparative Philology And The Earliest Culture Being The Sprachvergleichung Und Urgeschichte Of Dr. O. Schrader (in reprint form, ISBN-13: 978-0548094822)
- Religion In Evolution (in reprint form, ISBN-13: 978-1172270736)
- The Development of the Athenian Democracy (in reprint form, ISBN-13: 978-1241401474)
- The Evolution of the Religious Consciousness (British Library)
- The Makers of Hellas: A Critical Inquiry Into the Philosophy and Religion of Ancient Greece (in reprint form, ISBN-13: 978-1148281575)