| Authorised form of name | Noel-Fearn; Henry (1811 - 1868) |
| Other forms of name | Henry Noel |
| Other forms of surname | Fearn |
| Christmas |
| Dates | 1811 - 1868 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 1811 |
| Place of death | Charing Cross Hospital, London |
| Date of death | 11 March 1868 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Norwood cemetery, Surrey |
| Activity | Education:
St John's College, Cambridge (matriculated, 1833; BA, 1837; MA, 1840)
Career:
Ordained deacon (1837), ordained priest (1838); appointed sub-librarian of Sion College, London (1840), appointed librarian and chaplain (February 1842), resigned 1850; minister of Verulam Chapel, Lambeth (1843-1856); editor of The Churchman (1840-1843), Church of England Quarterly Review (1840-1843, 1854-1858), British Churchman (1846-1848); editor of the Literary Gazette (1859-1860); published theological works and treatise opposed to capital punishment as well as other literary works; joint honorary secretary of the Numismatic Society of London (1844-1847); collector of British, Saxon, English, Scottis, Irish and Anglo-Gallic coinage in silver and copper; Professor of History and Archaeology, Royal Society of Literature (1854-1859); Fellow of Society of Antiquaries; member of Real Academia de Historia, Madrid; lecturer at St Peter's Church, Cornhill, London (1852-1866); curate of St James Garlickhythe (1866); Sunday evening preacher, St Mildred, Poultry.
Memberships:
FSA |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 14/04/1842 |
| Relationships | Son of Robert Noble Christmas of Taunton and his wife Jane, daughter of Samuel Fearn; married (1838) Eliza Fox; changed his name from Christmas to Noel-Fearn by deed poll (22 June 1866) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/24972893 |
| Code | NA7326 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1842/14 | Noel-Fearn, Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/Maull/000847 | Christmas, Rev Henry | nd |
| MC/7/342 | Letter from Henry Noel Fearn, 3 Dane's Inn, Strand, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 30 June 1866 |
| MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |