| 词条 | Thomas Edwards (orientalist) |
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Thomas Edwards (1652–1721) was a Welsh divine and orientalist. LifeEdwards was born at Llanllèchid, near Bangor, Carnarvonshire, in 1652. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took the two degrees in arts, the B.A. in 1673, and the M.A. in 1677.[1][2] In the early part of his life he lived with Dr Edmund Castell, and in 1685 he was engaged by Dr John Fell, dean of Christ Church and bishop of Oxford, to assist in the impression of the New Testament in Coptic, almost finished by Dr Thomas Marshall. At the same time he became chaplain of Christ Church. He was presented to the rectory of Aldwinckle All Saints, Northamptonshire, in 1707, and died in 1721. WorksEdwards left a Coptic lexicon ready for the press. He also published:
References1. ^Cantab. Graduati, 1787,p, 128 {{DNB|wstitle=Edwards, Thomas (1652-1721)|volume=17}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Thomas}}2. ^{{acad|id=EDWS669T|name=Edwards, Thomas}} 12 : 1652 births|1721 deaths|British orientalists|People from Bangor, Gwynedd|Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge|Welsh religious writers|17th-century Welsh writers|17th-century male writers|18th-century Welsh writers|18th-century male writers|17th-century Welsh Anglican priests|18th-century Welsh Anglican priests |
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