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Authorised form of nameHorneck; Anthony (1641 - 1697); clergyman
Dates1641 - 1697
NationalityGerman
Place of birthBacharach on the Rhine, Electoral Palatinate [modern day Germany]
Date of birth1641
Place of deathLondon, England, Europe
Date of death31 January 1697
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe
OccupationClergyman, Church of England
ActivityEducation:
Heidelberg; MA; Queen's College, Oxford (entered 1663); MA incorporated from Heidelberg (1664); Caius College, Cambridge (admitted 1681; DD)
Career:
Vicar of All Saints, Oxford; Chaplain of Queen's College, Oxford; Chaplain to the Duke of Albemarle and tutor to his son; Prebendary of Exeter (1670-1694); Rector of Dolton, Devon (1670-1671); Preacher at the Savoy (1671-1696); Chaplain to the King (1689-1697); Prebendary of Westminster (1693-1696); Prebendary of Wells (1694-1697); wrote religious works
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election28/01/1669
ProposerSeth Ward
Date of ejection or withdrawal1682
RelationshipsParents: Phillip Elias Horneck and Anna Sophia Grammartz
Married: Jane Boulton
Children: including William Horneck and Philip Horneck
OtherInfoHorneck was naturalised British in October 1665. He showed great interest in Hebrew and Rabbinical studies and also wrote multiple religious works, such as 'Fire of the Altar' (1683), a book meant to help devout communicants. He himself was often described as ascetic.
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SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; Hunter; Shaw LD; ODNB
Notes:
According to Hunter, withdrew from the Society in 1682.
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/50449886
CodeNA6756
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