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George Johnson (priest)

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scholarship and the university mathematics scholarship. He matriculated there in 1825, aged 17, graduating B.A. in 1829 with a first-class degree, and M.A. in 1833. He was a
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In 1836 he served as one of two external examiners for the final examination for the degree of B.A. at the
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in 1839, although his lack of astronomical knowledge led to the separation of the chair from the post of
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Universities in the Age of Reform, 1800–1870: Durham, London and King's College
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Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
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Curthoys, M. C. "Johnson, George Henry Sacheverell (1808–1881)".
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In 1854, Johnson was appointed 1390:Savilian Professors of Astronomy 778:George Henry Sacheverell Johnson 594: 31:George Henry Sacheverell Johnson 18:George Henry Sacheverell Johnson 222:Durham University Calendar 1842 77:Savilian Professor of Astronomy 834:Harold Arthur (H. A.) Prichard 199:. Springer. pp. 152–153. 103:(which went to two editions). 67:Johnson was ordained into the 27:British clergyman and academic 1: 1415:Fellows of the Royal Society 848:John Langshaw (J. L.) Austin 150:UK public library membership 862:Richard Mervyn (R. M.) Hare 600:University of Oxford portal 75:in 1838. He was appointed 73:Fellow of the Royal Society 54:The Queen's College, Oxford 1436: 827:William David (W. D.) Ross 89:Oxford University Act 1854 799:John Richard Turner Eaton 646: 592: 553:Edward Charles Titchmarsh 306: 259: 250: 242: 235: 71:in 1834 and elected as a 806:Thomas Hill (T.H.) 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Index

George Henry Sacheverell Johnson
FRS
Dean of Wells
University of Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
Ireland
Fellow
Church of England
Fellow of the Royal Society
Savilian Professor of Astronomy
Radcliffe Observer
White's Professor of Moral Philosophy
Oxford University Act 1854
Dean of Wells
University of Durham


Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/14881
UK public library membership
Foster, Joseph
"Johnson, George Henry Sacheverell" 
Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Wikisource
Universities in the Age of Reform, 1800–1870: Durham, London and King's College
ISBN
9783319767260
Durham University Calendar 1842
Church of England titles

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