- Armitage Robinson
Joseph Armitage Robinson (1858-1933) was a priest in the
Church of England and scholar. He was successively Dean of Westminster (1902-1911) and of Wells (1911- ). He was educated atLiverpool College andChrist's College, Cambridge of which he became a Fellow. It has been suggested that the move to Wells was arranged to avoid friction in the run-up to the coronation of George V.As Dean of Wells Robinson enjoyed close links with
Downside Abbey . He also critically explored the origins of theGlastonbury legends to which theGlastonbury Festival had revived attention.A renowned scholar in
patristics (he was particularly known for his work on the Lausiac History), Armitage Robinson was a participant in the bilateral Anglican-Roman CatholicMalines Conversations . He held honorary doctorates from Gottingen and Halle.Works
*The Lausiac History of Palladius (Texts and Studies, vol. vi),Cambridge 1904.
*(with Cuthbert Butler) The Lausiac History of Palladius, 1918.
*Two Glastonbury Legends: King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea, Cambridge 1926References
*cite book |last=Taylor |first=T. F. |title=J. Armitage Robinson |publisher=James Clarke |location=Cambridge |year=1991 |pages=144 pp. |oclc=25632121 |isbn=0-227-67913-X |doi= |accessdate=2008-07-21
*cite book |title=Joseph Armitage Robinson, 1858-1933. From the proceedings of the British Academy. Volume XX.|last=Creed |first=John Martin |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=193? |publisher=Milford |location=London |pages= 14 p. ; 27 cm |oclc= 24684382 |isbn= |pages=
*cite news |first= |last=Canadian Press |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Dr. Robinson Dead; Ex-Dean of Wells; Dared to Cross Opinions With Late King Edward Over Plans for Coronation |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B1EFC3E5C16738DDDA00894DD405B838FF1D3 |work=The New York Times |publisher= |date=May 9, 1933 |page=17 |accessdate=2008-07-21
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