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Isaac Kimber (1692–1755) was an English General Baptist minister, biographer, and journalist. ==Life== Kimber was born at Wantage, Berkshire, on 1 December 1692. He studied languages under John Ward, and took a course of philosophy and divinity under John Eames. Kimber's first settlement as minister was early in 1722, as assistant to Joseph Burroughs, at Paul's Alley, Barbican; he was an unimpressive preacher, and, very near-sighted, he eventually lost the sight of one eye. He left Paul's Alley on 28 June 1724, and became assistant to Samuel Acton at Nantwich, Cheshire. He left Nantwich in 1727, and became assistant to the General Baptist congregation in Old Artillery Lane, London, and also at a neighbouring congregation. On the amalgamation of the two groups, he left the active ministry.〔 Kimber then started a periodical called ''The Morning Chronicle'', which lasted from January 1728 to May 1732. In 1734 Ward made over his school near Moorfields to Kimber and Edward Sandercock; but then it declined within a few years, and Kimber took to writing for the booksellers.〔 He edited ''The London Magazine'' from 1732 and for the rest of his life, a position taken over by his son Edward. Charles Ackers, a printer and the publisher of the ''London Magazine'', was a major supporter. Kimber died of apoplexy early in 1755; his funeral sermon was preached at Paul's Alley by Joseph Burroughs on 9 February.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isaac Kimber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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