George Clement Boase
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George Clement Boase was an English bibliographer and antiquary.
: arriving at Melbourne
, he obtained work as tutor to the children of Thomas Darchy at the Murrumbidgee River
, New South Wales
and also worked as correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald. In 1864 he returned to London
, managing the business of Whitehead & Co., provision merchants until taking retirement in 1874.
Like his elder brother, Charles William Boase, Fellow and Librarian of Exeter College, Oxford
and his younger brother, the biographer Frederic Boase
, George Boase now took up bibliographical pursuits. As well as the works listed below, he compiled the Cornish part of W. W. Skeat's Bibliographical List of the Works... Illustrative of the Various Dialects of English (1877) and helped John Ingle Dredge with his work on Devon bibliography. He was a prolific contributor to Notes and Queries
, the Western Antiquary and the Dictionary of National Biography
.
Biography
Boase's father was a banker, and Boase himself took up banking in Cornwall and London as a young man from 1846 to 1854. In 1854 Boase voyaged to AustraliaAustralia
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: arriving at Melbourne
Melbourne
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, he obtained work as tutor to the children of Thomas Darchy at the Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee River
The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee flows in a west-northwesterly direction from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains,...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and also worked as correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald. In 1864 he returned to London
London
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, managing the business of Whitehead & Co., provision merchants until taking retirement in 1874.
Like his elder brother, Charles William Boase, Fellow and Librarian of Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
and his younger brother, the biographer Frederic Boase
Frederic Boase
Frederic Boase was a lawyer and biographer. He was the youngest in a family of four sons and two daughters . His father was John Josias Arthur Boase , banker, and his wife, Charlotte , daughter of Robert Sholl...
, George Boase now took up bibliographical pursuits. As well as the works listed below, he compiled the Cornish part of W. W. Skeat's Bibliographical List of the Works... Illustrative of the Various Dialects of English (1877) and helped John Ingle Dredge with his work on Devon bibliography. He was a prolific contributor to Notes and Queries
Notes and Queries
Notes and Queries is a long-running quarterly scholarly journal that publishes short articles related to "English language and literature, lexicography, history, and scholarly antiquarianism". Its emphasis is on "the factual rather than the speculative"...
, the Western Antiquary and the Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885...
.
Works
- (as 'A Brother') To husbands, fathers, and brothers, specially those of the labouring classes being a warning against prevailing delusions, and a word in season to the weary and heavy laden, 1848
- (with William Prideaux Courtney) Bibliotheca cornubiensis. A catalogue of the writings, both manuscript and printed, of Cornishmen, and of works relating to the county of Cornwall, with biographical memoranda and copious literary references, 3 vols., London, 1874-1882 Also known as Collectanea Cornubiensia .
- (with C. W. Boase and Frederic Boase) An Account of the Families of Boase or Bowes, 1876
- Collectanea Cornubiensia, Netherton & Worth, Truro, 1890