Hugh James Foss

Hugh James Foss

Hugh James Foss was the second Bishop of Osaka [The Times, Saturday, Mar 26, 1932; pg. 15; Issue 46091; col G "Bishop Foss Obituary"] . Born on 25 June 1848 into a legal family [His father was Edward Foss, FSA author of “The Judges of England” “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] he was educated at Marlborough College and Christ's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1873, he emigrated to Kobe three years later [After a three year curacy in Liverpool Who's Who (Ibid)] and spent the rest of his ministry there, amongst other achievements translating The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis into the vernacular. He died on 24 March 1932.

Notes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hugh Foss — Hugh Rose Foss (13 May 1902 – 23 December 1971) was a British cryptographer. He was born in Kobe, Japan where his father (Hugh James Foss) was a missionary Bishop, and he learned Japanese. He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ s… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Calveley Foss — Born 9 March 1885 Kobe, Japan …   Wikipedia

  • Foss Dyke — The Foss Dyke, or Fossdyke, may be the oldest canal in England which is still in use. It was long thought to have been constructed by the Romans around 120 AD,Jane Cumberlidge, (1998), Inland Waterways of Great Britain , Imray Laurie Norie adn… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry St. George Tucker (bishop) — Henry St. George Tucker (1874 1959) was an Episcopalian who served alongside the Anglican Hugh James Foss as joint Bishop of the Osaka Diocese. He was later translated to Virginia and eventualy became the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church… …   Wikipedia

  • Lincoln, England — City of Lincoln   City Borough   Castle Square, Lincoln …   Wikipedia

  • Members of the South Dakota State Senate — These tables are historical listings of state senators who served in the South Dakota Senate from statehood in 1889 until the present. Key to Party Colors for the South Dakota Senate Democratic Fusion Independent Non Partisan Populist Republican… …   Wikipedia

  • List of United States political families (F) — The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with F.The Fairbanks*Erastus Fairbanks (1792 1864), Vermont State Representative 1836, Governor of Vermont 1852 1853 1860 1861, delegate to… …   Wikipedia

  • York — For other uses, see York (disambiguation). York   Unitary Authority and City   …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Mitglieder des US-Repräsentantenhauses aus Illinois — Diese Liste führt alle Politiker auf, die seit 1812 für Illinois dem Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten angehört haben. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Illinois Territorium (1812–1818) 2 Bundesstaat Illinois (1818–dato) 2.1 1818–1833: 1 Sitz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Scottish Country Dance — Scottish Country Dancing bei Highland Games in Mount Vernon, Washington, 2005 Scottish Country Dancing (kurz „SCD“) ist ein schottischer Gesellschaftstanz, der von Gruppen von meist sechs bis zehn Personen zu schwungvoller schottischer Musik… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”