Spencer, George John
Record IDcnp00182076
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00182076
Generemaschile
Dati biografici1758 - 1834
Luogo di morteBlenheim Palace
Ultima modifica2024-03-26
Nota generale
Second Earl Spencer. Politician and book collector. Born at Wimbledon Park, Surrey, 1758. Took the courtesy title Viscount Althorp 1765 when his father was elevated to an earldom. Privately tutored 1765-70, educated at Harrow 1770-75, admitted Trinity Coll., Cambridge 1776, M.A., 1778. Grand tour of Europe 1778-80. Fellow of the Royal Society 1780. Returned to parliament for Northampton 1780, for Surrey 1782. Junior lord of the Treasury 1782. Succeeded to the earldom 1783. High steward of St Albans 1783. Honorary D.C.L., Oxford, 1793. Joined the government of Pitt, 1794. Lord keeper of the privy seal July 1794. Ambassador-extraordinary to Vienna 1794. First lord of the Admiralty December 1794. Early patron of Isambard Brunel. Left the Admiralty 1801. Home secretary 1806. Retired from national politics 1807. From 1807 onwards, devoted his life to local affairs and his literary, philanthropic and scientific interests. Collected the greatest private library in Europe: by 1834, the library consisted of 40,000 volumes valued at
politico britannico e noto bibliofilo, particolarmente interessato alle prime edizioni dei classici; nel 1781 sposò Lavinia Bingham <1762-1831>. La ricca raccolta libraria della sua famiglia fu venduta in varie aste e alla fine dell'Ottocento confluì in massima parte nella collezione di John Rylands. Della sua collezione furono redatti tre cataloghi da Thomas Frognall Dibdin: Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions in the library of George John Earl Spencer, 1814-1815, 4 v.; Aedes althorpianae; or An account of the mansion, books, and pictures, at Althorp; the residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. To which is added a supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana by the rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, f.r.s. s.a. librarian to his lordship, 822, 2v.; A descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, lately forming part of the library of the duke di Cassano Serra, and now the property of George John earl Spencer, K.G. with a general index of authors and editions contained in the present volume, and in the Bibliotheca Spenceriana and Ædes Althorpianæ, 1823.
2. Earl Spencer; brit. Whig-Politiker; Bibliophiler
Admiral, Grossbritannien
Note de regroupement par domaine: Religion (200)
Pasteur anglican en 1824, converti au catholicisme en janvier 1830, ordonné prêtre en mai 1832, entré dans la congrégation des passionistes en 1846
4e duc de Marlborough
Note de regroupement par domaine: Histoire de l'Europe (940)
Maggiori informazioni
Ulteriori dati biografici1758-1834
1758-1834
01.09.1758-10.11.1834
1758-1834
21.12.1799-01.10.1864
1799-1864
26.01.1739-29.01.1817
1739-1817
26.1.1739-29.1.1817
26.01.1739-29.01.1817
Responsabilità intellettualeAuteur
Lingua madreEnglish
Titolo nobiliareGraf (gnd)
Herzog (gnd)
Attività2nd Earl
Personen der Geschichte (Politiker und historische Persönlichkeiten) (16.5p) (sswd)
Adel (gnd)
Bibliophiler (gnd)
Politiker (gnd)
Personen zu Kunstwissenschaft, Kunsthistoriker (13.1bp) (sswd)
Sammler (gnd)
Politiker (gnd)
Nota geograficaGB (iso3166)
Großbritannien
NazionalitàUnited Kingdom
Luogo di nascitaLondres (1799)
Luogo di morteCarstairs, GB (1864)
Luogo di attività
Luogo di nascitaLondres (1799)
Lieu de naissance Blenheim Palace
Sterbeort
Nomi
IntestazioneSpencer, George John
Usata in: Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany)
Spencer, George John, 2nd Earl
Usata in: University of Glasgow Library, Incunabula Project
Spencer, George John, 2nd Earl
Usata in: The University of Aberdeen Library
Spencer, George John
Usata in: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana Venezia
Spencer, George John
Usata in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Spencer, George John, 2nd Earl
Spencer, George
Usata in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Spencer, Ignatius
Usata in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Spencer, George
Usata in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Marlborough, George Spencer, Duke of
Usata in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Spencer, George, Duke of Marlborough (4th)
Usata in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - GK Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Marlborough, George Spencer, IV., Duke of
Usata in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
VarianteSpencer, George
Althorp Library
Spencer, Earl
Spencer, George J.
R: RAK-WB
Spencer, 2nd Earl of
Ignace, Père, passioniste
Nom en religion
Ignatius of St Paul
English. -- Nom en religion
Marlborough, Duc de
French
Marlborough, Duke of
English
Marlburiensis, Dux
Latin
Duke of Marlborough, George Spencer
Marlborough, Duke
Marlborough, George Spencer ¬of¬
Spencer, George, Duke of Marlborough
Spencer of Marlborough, George, IV., Duke
Fonti esterne
Trovato inLOC. — DNB. — A. Lister, The Althorp Library of Second Earl Spencer, now in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester: its formation and growth, in: Bulletin of the John Rylands University library of Manchester, v. 71, n. 2(1989), pp. 67-86.. — BLC. — NUC. — DNB : Spencer, George [name in religion Ignatius of St Paul] (1799–1864). — Ignatius (George) Spencer, passionist, 1799-1864 : crusader of prayer for England and pioneer of ecumenical prayer / Jozef Vanden Bussche, 1991. — BL integrated catalogue : Marlborough, George Spencer, duke of, 1739-1817. — Oxford DNB : Spencer, George - http://www.oxforddnb.com (2010-02-03). — Gemmarum antiquarum delectus ex praestantioribus desumptus, quae in dactyliothecis ducis Marlburiensis conservantur = Choix de pierres antiques gravées du cabinet du duc de Marlborough, 2 vol., [ca 1780-1790]. — GK55. — DNB=Spencer, George, 4th Duke of Marlborough, 1739-1817. — LCAuth. — Wikipedia: Stand: 24.01.2023: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Spencer,_4th_Duke_of_Marlborough
Fonti a stampaDibdin, Thomas F.: Aedes Althorpianae; or an account of the mansion, books and pictures, *. - 1822
Dibdin, Thomas F.: Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or a descriptive catalogue of the bookss prin
Spencer, George J.: Private Papers of George, second Earl Spencer, first Lord of the admi
Spencer, George: Rede, gehalten in der Pfarrkirche zum heiligen Jacob zu Dieppe, am 28. O*. - 1840
T076009: his House of Lords ... The most noble George Duke of Marlborough ... respondents, 1763