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Thomas Rossell Potter (7 January 1799 – 19 April 1873) was a British antiquary. He started a school in Leicestershire, but he is known for his publications about the history and geology of Leicestershire. He was the editor of a number of local newspapers. ==Biography== Born at West Hallam, Derbyshire to John and Mary Potter, he went to Risley grammar school, and later to the grammar school at Wirksworth. When he was fifteen his parents removed to Wymeswold in Leicestershire, and there he resided until his death.〔 Potter's intention of entering the church was frustrated by his father's death, and Potter accordingly started a school on Elm Street in Wymeswold called "The Hermitage" (pictured).〔("A Boy's Life", by Carl Harrison ) accessed 4 November 2007〕 The school proved successful, and, with the exception of a few years devoted entirely to literary work, he spent the remainder of his days in tuition. The account below is taken from a schoolbook by Thomas Wamer Lacey which was rediscovered in a record office in 1999.〔 He wrote:
A notable student of his was the antiquarian John Joseph Briggs.〔John Joseph Briggs in ''Dictionary of National Biography'', now in the public domain〕 Potter had developed a taste for literature, and especially for antiquities and geology. In 1841/42 〔 he temporarily removed from Wymeswold to a house in Charnwood Forest, and while there he collected notes about the history, antiquities, natural history, and geology of the area. This became ''The History and Antiquities of Charnwood Forest''.〔 Potter attempted a reissue of the ''History of Leicestershire'' by John Nichols, but his effort proved abortive, and, though much was written, only the ''Physical Geography and Geology of Leicestershire'' was printed (in 1866). Potter was fond of field sports, was a regular attender at meets of the Quorn Hunt, and contributed a series of papers and poems for the ''Sporting Magazine'' from 1827 until 1840, under the pseudonym of ''Old Grey''. He afterwards wrote for the ''Sporting Review''. He became editor of the ''Leicester Advertiser'' in 1849, of the ''Ilkeston Pioneer'' in 1856, and of the ''Leicester Guardian'' in 1858. In 1865 he was editor of the ''Loughborough Monitor'' (later the ''Loughborough Monitor and News''). Potter married, on 14 January 1836, Frances Sarah Fosbrooke of Shardlow Hall, Derbyshire. They had five sons and four daughters. Potter predeceased his wife, dying in Wymeswold.〔 Besides the works mentioned, he published: # '' Walks round Loughborough'', 1840. # '' The Genius of Nottinghamshire'', 1849. # '' Rambles round Loughborough,'' reprinted from ''The Loughborough News'', 1868. # ''Poems'', 1881 〔Some lyrical ballads, in which local legends were incorporated, were collected after his death by his son, Charles Neville Potter〕 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「Thomas Rossell Potter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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