Person Stearne; Richard (c 1596 - 1683); archbishop of York Stearne Richard archbishop of York 'Richard Ebor' 'Richard Carlisle' Sterne c 1596 - 1683 British Male Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe c 1596 1596 Bishopthorpe Palace, York, England, Europe 18 June 1683 16830318 Burial: St Stephen's Chapel, York Minster, England, Europe

Bishopthorpe Palace, York (1664-1683)

Clergyman, Church of England 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 Parents: Simon Sterne and Margery Walker Married: Elizabeth Dickenson Children: overall thirteen 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. Fellow 29/03/1665 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; ODNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 c 1596 - 18 Jun 1683 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 26/04/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5511 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/1171487 17458d7b-2acb-4a03-8960-be1340e7371d