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William Rowe Lyall (11 February 1788 – 17 February 1857) was an English churchman, Dean of Canterbury from 1845 to 1857. ==Life== He was born in Stepney, Middlesex, the fifth son of John Lyall and Jane Comyns. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (M.A. 1816). In 1817 he married Catherine Brandreth (1792–1863), daughter of Dr. Brandreth of Liverpool. Lyall was editor of the ''British Critic'' 1816–17 and associated with the Hackney Phalanx, the high-church group. He became editor of the ''Theological Library'' (1832–46). He early recognized a Catholic tendency in John Henry Newman's writing. His appointment as Warburton Lecturer led to a major work was ''Propædia Prophetica'' (1840). Lyall's abilities and potential came to the attention of William Howley, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who shaped his career. Lyall became Archdeacon of Colchester (1824–1842), Archdeacon of Maidstone (1842–1845), simultaneously Canon of the Ninth Prebend, Canterbury Cathedral (1841–1845), and finally Dean of Canterbury (1845–1857).〔, consulted 14/7/2011〕 He died at Canterbury, Kent. There is a monumental tomb i8n the north aisle of the nave at Cathedral, said to be designed after a model by the sculptor John Birnie Philip (1824–1875),〔Katharine Eustace, 'The Post-Reformation Monuments', in: ''A History of Canterbury Cathedral'', ed. P. Collinson, N. Ramsay, M. Sparks, (OUP: 1995, revised edition 2002) p.539–40; illustration, plate 154.〕 but his remains are in fact buried at the parish church of St Michael in the nearby village of Harbledown, alongside his wife's. Lyall's career is described by Clive Dewey.〔''The Passing of Barchester'', Hambledon Press, London (1991).〕 Further Information: DNB; ''Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae'', 1541-1857. 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「William Lyall (priest)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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