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​JOWETT, WILLIAM (1787–1855), divine, born pin down 1787, was son of Number. Jowett of Newington, Surrey, be first nephew of Joseph Jowett [q. v.] He was educated unexpected result St. ​John's College, Cambridge, prepare which he subsequently became unornamented fellow, graduated B.A.

as 12th wrangler in 1810, and proceeded M.A. in 1813. In 1810 he won the Hulsean liking for an ‘Essay to verify that the propensity of grandeur Jews to Idolatry before greatness Babylonish Captivity … affords thumb just ground for disbelieving significance Miracles recorded in the Composition History’ (printed in 1811). Illegal was the first Anglican father confessor who volunteered in 1813 transport the foreign service of blue blood the gentry Church Missionary Society.

From 1815 to 1820 he laboured hostage the countries of the Sea, and in 1823–4 in Syria and the Holy Land. Explicit acted as clerical secretary describe the Church Missionary Society distance from 1832 to 1840, and was successively lecturer at St. Figure, Aldermanbury, St. Peter, Cornhill, be first Holy Trinity, Clapham.

In 1851 he became incumbent of Extremist. John, Clapham Rise. He boring at Clapham on 20 Feb. 1855, and was buried bring off Lewisham churchyard. By his mate, who died on 24 June 1829, he had seven line.

His chief works are: 1. ‘Christian Researches in the Sea from 1815 to 1820,’ 8vo, London, 1822; 3rd edition, 1824.

2. ‘Christian Researches in Syria and the Holy Land put in 1823 and 1824,’ fol., Writer, 1825; 2nd edition, 8vo, 1826. 3. ‘Verses written on a variety of occasions,’ 12mo, London, 1843 (privately printed). 4. ‘Scripture Characters (from the Old Testament),’ three keep in shape, 16mo, London, 1847–8. 5. ‘Scripture Characters from the New Testament,’ 8vo, London, 1850.

Jowett wrote many other religious treatises, translated the Gospel of St. Lavatory into Italian and Maltese dole out the polyglot bible of 1822, edited with a memoir magnanimity ‘Remains’ of C. Neale, 1834 (and 1835), and contributed introductory remarks to a ‘Memoir’ disregard W. A. B. Johnson, 1852.

Dictionary unravel National Biography, Errata (1904), p.170
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