Augustus Arthur Vansittart
Augustus Arthur Vansittart (24 July 1824 – 17 April 1882)[1][2] was an English scholar.
Life[]
He was the son of George Henry Vansittart of Bisham Abbey—his father predeceased his birth—and his widow Anna Maria, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Copson of , Leicestershire. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow.
Vansittart was noted for collation of the various readings of the New Testament, and founded the , a geology prize for Cambridge Fellows. He built "Pinehurst House", on Grange Road, Cambridge. He is buried in the Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge.
Family[]
Vansittart married, on 26 May 1857, Rachel Fanny Anne Irby, eldest daughter of .
References[]
- ^ "Vansittart, Augustus Arthur (VNST842AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Guardian, Apr. 26, 1882
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