Hort, Fenton John Anthony

D.D. (Cambridge, 1875), Church of England; b. in Dublin, April 23, 1828; educated at Trinity College, Cambridge; graduated B. A. (first-cla in cla ics), 1850; took first-cla in the moral science and natural science triposes, 1851; proceeded M.A. 1853, B.D. 1875; was ordained deacon 1854, priest 1856; was fellow of Trinity College, 1852-57; since 1872, fellow of Emmanuel College; vicar of St. Ippolyts with Great Wymondley, Herts (a college living), 1857-72; examining chaplain to the bishop of Ely (Dr. Browne), 1871-73; and when Dr. Browne was translated to the see of Winchester, he retained him in that capacity. In 1871 he was Hulsean lecturer. From 1872 to 1878 he was divinity lecturer of Emmanuel College, and in 1878 elected Hulsean profe or of divinity. He has several times been examiner for the moral science and natural science triposes, a select preacher before the university, and is a member of the council of the senate of the university. He was one of the original members of the New-Testament Company of Anglo-American Bible-revision Committee. Besides various articles in The Journal of Philology, and Smith and Wace's Dictionary of Christian Biography, he has published Two Di ertations (i. On povoyevric deoc in Scripture and tradition, ii. On the Constant i no pol it an and other Eastern creeds of the fourth century), London, 1876. He was joint editor with Canon Westcott of The New Testament in the Original Greek. A Revised Text, with Introduction and Appendix (May-Oct. 1881, 2 vols., corrected i ue, Dec. 1881-April, 1882, smaller edition of text 1885, repub. New York); These eminent biblical scholars worked together upon the text from 1853 to 1881. The second volume was written by Dr. Hort, and includes an elaborate statement and defence of their principles of textual criticism, with various illustrative matter. [See Schafk, Companion to Greek Testament, New York, 1883, 2d ed. 1885, pp. 268- 282.]