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Robert Hussey (1801–1856) was an English churchman and academic, professor of ecclesiastical history at Oxford. ==Life== Born on 7 October 1801, he was fourth son of William Hussey, rector of Sandhurst, near Hawkhurst in Kent. For a time at Rochester grammar school, in 1814 he was sent to Westminster School, in 1816 became a king's scholar, and in 1821 was elected to Christ Church, Oxford. There he resided for the remainder of his life. He obtained a double first-class in the B.A. examination, Michaelmas 1824, and proceeded M.A. in 1827 and B.D. in 1837. After a few years spent in private tuition, Hussey was appointed one of the college tutors, and held the post until he became censor in 1835. He was appointed select preacher before the university in 1831 and again in 1846. He was proctor in 1836, in which year he was an unsuccessful candidate for the head-mastership of Harrow School. In 1838 he was appointed one of the classical examiners at Oxford, and from 1841 to 1843 was one of the preachers at the Royal Chapel, Whitehall.〔 In 1842 Hussey gave up his college duties on his appointment to the newly founded regius professorship of ecclesiastical history. the canonry of Christ Church later attached to the professorship was not then vacant, a salary was paid by the university. In 1845 Hussey was presented by the dean and chapter of Christ Church to the perpetual curacy of Binsey. He was subsequently appointed rural dean by Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, and was elected one of the proctors in convocation for the diocese of Oxford.〔 In 1854, when the new hebdomadal council was appointed, Hussey was chosen one of the professorial members. He died rather suddenly of heart disease on 2 December 1856. To the dean and chapter of Christ Church he bequeathed the ecclesiastical history and patristic theology works of his library, for the use of his successors in the chair.〔 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「Robert Hussey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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