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John Fell
John Fell 1625–86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the development of the Oxford Univ. Press. His chief literary work was his critical edition (1682) of St. Cyprian. He is probably best remembered today as the subject of Tom Brown's jingle "I do not love thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell; But this alone I know full well, I do not love thee, Dr. Fell." |
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"John Fell." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "John Fell." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Fell-Joh.html "John Fell." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Fell-Joh.html |
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Fell, Dr John
Fell, Dr John (1625–86), dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford, remembered in a literary connection as an early promoter of the Oxford University Press. He procured for it the matrices and punches of the best types that could be found, and arranged every year for the publication of some classical author. He is the subject of the well-known epigram beginning ‘I do not love you, Dr Fell’, a translation by T. Brown of Martial, Epigrams, 1. 32.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fell, Dr John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fell, Dr John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FellDrJohn.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Fell, Dr John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FellDrJohn.html |
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Fell, John
Fell, John (1625–86), Bp. of Oxford from 1676. Under the Commonwealth he helped maintain C of E services in a private house, and in 1660 he became Dean of Christ Church. He largely brought about the reimposition of Anglican orthodoxy on the University.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Fell, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Fell, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-FellJohn.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Fell, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-FellJohn.html |
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