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William Wolfe Capes (1834–1914) was a notable Hereford scholar.^[1]

Life

Capes attended St Paul's School, London, and the Queen's College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1851, graduating B.A. in 1856, and becoming a Fellow there.^[2] Ordained in 1868, he was a cleric in the Diocese of Winchester, rector of Liphook,^[3] rector of Bramshott, and canon of Worcester.^[4] In addition, he served as Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, as well as bursar, fellow, tutor and reader of the Queen's College, Oxford. A noted scholar, he dealt with records of the Hereford Cathedral Library, presenting his published work to the members of the Cantilupe Society.^[5] He was also a member of the Canterbury and York Society.^[6] He was elected an honorary fellow of Queen's College, Oxford in November 1902.^[7]

He was the uncle of Charles Webster Leadbeater, an influential member of the Theosophical Society.^[8] The essayist Walter Pater was his student.^[9]

The Roman Empire of the second century; or, The age of the Antonines. With ... maps (1876)
University life in ancient Athens (1877)
Livy: An account of his life and works (1879)
The Roman Empire of the second century or The age of Antonines (1880)
Stoicism (1880)
The English church in the 14th and 15th centuries (1900)
Scenes of rural life in Hampshire among the manors of Bramshott, (1901)
Charters and Records of Hereford Cathedral. (840-1421) Transcribed and edited with an introduction by W. W. Capes. Lat. (1908)
The Register of Richard de Swinfield, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1283-1317). Transcribed and edited by W. W. Capes. Lat. (1909)
The Register of Thomas de Charlton, Bishop of Hereford (A.D. 1327-1344). Edited by William W. Capes. (1912)
The Register of William de Courtenay, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1370-1375. Edited by William W. Capes. (1913)
The Register of John Trefnant, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1389-1404. Edited by William W. Capes. (1914)
The Register of Thomas Poltone, Bishop of Hereford, A.D. 1420-1422. Transcribed by the late William W. Capes ... To which is prefixed a memoir of Canon Capes by John Percival, Lord Bishop of Hereford. Lat. (1916)

^ Lepine, David. "Cathedrals and Society: Hereford's Medieval Past". herefordcathedral.org. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Capes, William Wolfe" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ "Goodreads: William Wolfe Capes". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ Wright, Thomas (July 2006). The Life of Walter Pater V1. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-1-4286-4074-0. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1919). Papers by command (Public domain ed.). HMSO. pp. 1–. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ Knowles, David; Smith, David Michael; London, Vera C. M. (9 August 2001). The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales: 1216-1377. Cambridge University Press. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-0-521-80271-0. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36929. London. 19 November 1902. p. 10.
^ "CHARLES WEBSTER LEADBEATER (1847 - 1934)". The Theosophical Society, Adyar. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ Contemporary review (Public domain ed.). 1894. pp. 798–. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

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