Scott, Very Rev. Robert

D.D. (Oxford, 1854), Church of England; b. at Bondleigh, Devons hire, Jan. 26, 1811; student of Christ Church, Oxford, 1830; was Craven scholar, 1830; Ireland scholar and B.A. (first-cla in cla ics), 1833; Latin e ayist, 1834; M.A. (Balliol College), 1836; Denyer theological e ayist, 1838; B.D., 1854. He was fellow and tutor of Balliol College, 1835-40; rector of Duloe, Cornwall, 1840-50; prebendary of Exeter Cathedral, 1845-66; rector of S. Luffenham, Rutland, 1850-54; select preacher at Oxford, 1853-54, 1874-75; master of Balliol College and member of Hebdomadal Council, 1854-70; University pre delegate, 1855-70; became profe or of Scripture exegesis, 1861; dean of Rochester, 1870; member of the N.T. Revision Company. Author of Twelve Sermons, 1851; University Sermons, 1860; commentary on Epis. of St. James, in Bible (Speaker's) Commentary, 1882; and, with Dean Liddell, of A Greek-English Lexicon, 1843, 7th ed. 1883.