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William Humfrey (c.1515–1579) was an English goldsmith, mining promoter, and Assay Master at the Royal Mint during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Humfrey Jonathon Malins CBE is a British Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon North West and later Woking.
Humfry Gilbert Garth Payne was an English archaeologist, director of the British School of Archaeology in Athens from 1929 to his death.
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The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 12 million items, it is the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library. Under the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 it is one of six legal deposit libraries for works published in the United Kingdom and under Irish Law it is entitled to request a copy of each book published in the Republic of Ireland. Known to Oxford scholars as "Bodley" or "the Bod", it operates principally as a reference library and, in general, documents may not be removed from the reading rooms.
Question Quest is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the fourteenth book of the Xanth series.
Dragon on a Pedestal is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the seventh book of the Xanth series.
Pelham Humfrey was an English composer. He was the first of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration to rise to prominence.
Henry Cooke commonly known as Captain Cooke, was an English composer, choirmaster and singer. He was a boy chorister in the Chapel Royal and by the outbreak of the English Civil War was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. He joined the Royalist cause, in the service of which he rose to the rank of Captain. With the Restoration of Charles II he returned to the Chapel Royal as Master of the Children and was responsible for the rebuilding of the Chapel and the introduction of instrumental music into the services. The choristers in his charge included his successor and eventual son-in-law Pelham Humfrey, as well as Henry Purcell and John Blow.
The year 1674 in music involved some significant events.
The year 1647 in music involved some significant events.
John Bagford was an English antiquarian, writer, bibliographer, ballad-collector and bookseller.
Humfrey Wanley was an English librarian, palaeographer and scholar of Old English, employed by manuscript collectors such as Robert and Edward Harley. He was the first keeper of the Harleian Library, now the Harleian Collection.
William Humphrey may refer to:
William Humphreys may refer to:
John Humfrey (1621–1719) was an English clergyman, an ejected minister from 1662 and controversialist active in the Presbyterian cause.
Duke Humfrey's Library is the oldest reading room in the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford. Until 2015, it functioned primarily as a reading room for maps, music, and pre-1641 rare books; following the opening of the new Weston Library, it is now an additional reading room for all users of the Bodleian, as the Weston Library operates reading room for special collections. It consists of the original medieval section (1487), the Arts End (1612), and the Selden End (1637). It houses collections of maps, music, Western manuscripts, and theology and arts materials. It is the main reading room for researchers of codicology, bibliography, and local history. It is also the location of the University Archives and the Conservative Party Archive.
Sir William Humfreys, 1st Baronet, was a British ironmonger and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1722. He was Lord Mayor of London for 1714–15 and a Director of the Bank of England between 1719 and 1730.
Stuart Harold Guise Humfrey was an English cricketer active from 1913 to 1926 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants). He was born in Headington, Oxfordshire on 17 February 1894 and died in Dallington, Northamptonshire on 9 June 1975. He appeared in 21 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 477 runs with a highest score of 61 not out and took one wicket with a best performance of one for 40.
"A Hymn to God the Father", also titled "To Chris", is a poem by English poet and clergyman John Donne (1573-1631). It is one of his Divine Poems. Its date of composition is unknown.
The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal was the choirmaster of the Chapel Royal of England. They were responsible for the musical direction of the choir, which consisted of the Gentlemen of the Chapel and Children of the Chapel. In some periods regarded as the most prestigious choral directorship in the country, the holder was given power to take boys into service from the leading cathedral choirs.