Robert Mimpriss (1797–1875) was an English Sunday school worker notable for his biblical and Christian writings.
Biography
editHe was born in Deptford, Kent on 14 January 1797.[1] In 1821 he married a lady of fortune and thenceforth devoted himself to the development of Sunday schools.[2] He died in Clapham on 20 December 1875.
Legacy
editHe is today chiefly remembered for his contribution to the development of Sunday schools. He presented Christian gospels as a continuous narrative and made it easier to be taught in schools.[2]
Bibliography
editHis notable books include:[3][4][5]
- The Gospel treasury, and expository harmony of the four evangelists
- A harmony of the four Gospels, in the English authorized version, arranged according to Greswell's "Harmonia evangelica" in Greek
- The Teacher's Manual Acts of the Apostles.
- Studies on the Gospels in Harmony
- The life of Christ harmonized from the four Evangelists
- Christ an example for the young : exhibited in the gospel narrative of the four evangelists
- The steps of Jesus: a narrative harmony of the four Evangelists
References
edit- ^ "Mimpriss, Robert (1797–1875), Sunday school worker". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18811. Retrieved 23 May 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Mimpriss, Robert". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. 1894. pp. 45–46.
- ^ "Robert Mimpriss (Author of The Gospel treasury, and expository harmony of the four evangelists)". goodreads.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "A harmony of the four evangelists : in the words of the Authorized version according to Greswell's Harmonia evangelica ... /". worldcat.org. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Mimpriss, Robert, 1797-1875 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
edit- Hawke, E.G. (1894). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 45–46.
- "Mimpriss, Robert (1797–1875), Sunday school worker". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18811. Retrieved 23 May 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)