| Authorised form of name | Stearne; Richard (c1596 - 1683); archbishop of York |
| Other forms of surname | 'Richard Ebor' |
| 'Richard Carlisle' |
| Sterne |
| Dates | c1596 - 1683 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c.1596 |
| Place of death | Bishopthorpe Palace, York, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 18 June 1683 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Stephen's Chapel, York Minster, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Activity | Education:
Schools at Mansfield and Nottingham; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1615; MA 1618); Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (BD 1625); Jesus College, Cambridge (DD 1633); Incorporated at Oxford (1627)
Career:
Fellow of Corpus (1623-1633); Master of Jesus (1633-1641, 1660); Chaplain to Archbishop Laud and attended him at his death on the scaffold (c1633-1645); Rector of Yeovilton, Somerset (1634); Rector of Harlton, Cambridgeshire (1642-1645); imprisoned in Tower of London (1642); Schoolmaster at Stevenage, Hertfordshire; Bishop of Carlisle (1660-1664); Archbishop of York (1664-1683); founded scholarships at Corpus Christi and Jesus Colleges and gave £1850 towards the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 29/03/1665 |
| Relationships | Parents: Simon Sterne and Margery Walker
Married: Elizabeth Dickenson
Children: overall thirteen |
| OtherInfo | Stearne was a royalist, which led to his dismissal as Master of Jesus College in 1641 and his later arrest in 1642. After being reinstated to his positions at the Restoration, Stearne maintained scholarly interests and was involved in the preparation of Brian Walton's Polyglot Bible. His work 'Summa logicae' was published posthumously in 1685. He was not particularly active in the day-to-day work of the Royal Society. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; ODNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/1171487 |
| Code | NA5511 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/L5/45 | Letter, from Martin Lister to the Archbishop of York [Richard Sterne], dated at York | 10 April 1672 |