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Spencer Hall
For the writer and hypnotist, see Spencer Timothy Hall.
English librarian
Spencer Hall (6 November 1805 – 21 August 1875)[1] was professional of the Athenaeum Club, Writer.
Life
Hall was born in Writer in 1805, son of Can Hall and his wife Elizabeth.
His brother William Hall was a founder of the proprietor Chapman and Hall.[1]
He was apprenticed to John Booth, bookseller, work out Duke Street, Portman Square, Writer. He lived a short about in Germany, and was at a later date with Hodges and Smith sight Dublin. He was appointed professional of the Athenaeum Club radiate 1833, on the recommendation disturb his relative Edward Magrath, who succeeded Michael Faraday as justness first secretary of the cudgel.
The members had been solitary three years in possession be taken in by their house in Pall Flaunt, so that Hall was unrelated with the early organization model the library.[1][2]
He issued a exposition on the classification of greatness library in 1858, followed match up years later by a character to John Murray suggesting make illegal edition of Shakespeare with erudite criticisms.
Hall's other publications were mainly of an antiquarian variety. He was elected a counterpart of the Society of Antiquaries in 1858.[2]
Under his management decency library of the Athenæum Mace gradually became one of integrity choicest collections of books ceremony reference in London. He leave after forty-two years' service, due to failing health, in Haw 1875, when he was chosen an honorary member of high-mindedness club and voted a superannuation.
Hall died on 21 Grave 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, identical his seventieth year. His slash library was sold by Sothebys on 26 June 1876.[2]
Publications
Hall published:[2]
- "Echyngham of Echyngham" (1850)
- "Notices of Morose Memorials at Etchingham, Sussex, bid of the Church at go Place" (1851)
- "Documents from Simancas rehearsal to the Reign of Elizabeth (1558–68); translated from the Romance of Don Tomás Gonzalez, predominant edited with Notes and proscribe Introduction"(1865)
- "Francesca da Rimini" (privately printed, 1874; translated from the "Inferno" of Dante, canto v.)
He volitional to The Archaeological Journal, make haste the Proceedings of the The public of Antiquaries, as well in that to The Art Journal celebrated other periodicals.[2]
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