Roger Andrewes

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Dr '''Roger Andrewes''' (sometimes '''Andrews''') was a one-time [[archdeacon]] and Chancellor at [[Chichester Cathedral]] in the [[Church of England|English Church]]. He was also a scholar, a Fellow of [[Pembroke Hall]] and was, in 1618, made [[List of Masters of Jesus College, Cambridge|Master]] of [[Jesus College, Cambridge]].
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He was the brother of esteemed scholar and cleric [[Lancelot Andrewes]] and, like his brother, served as a translator for the [[King James Version of the Bible]].
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== References ==
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* McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''.  Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
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* Nicolson, Adam. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4
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==External Links==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Andrewes Wikipedia Artilce on Roger Andrewes]

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Dr Roger Andrewes (sometimes Andrews) was a one-time archdeacon and Chancellor at Chichester Cathedral in the English Church. He was also a scholar, a Fellow of Pembroke Hall and was, in 1618, made Master of Jesus College, Cambridge.

He was the brother of esteemed scholar and cleric Lancelot Andrewes and, like his brother, served as a translator for the King James Version of the Bible.

References

  • McClure, Alexander. (1858) The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
  • Nicolson, Adam. (2003) God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible. New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4

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