Alfred Ainger
| Alfred Ainger | |
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Portrait of Alfred Aigner by Hugh Goldwin Rivière | |
| Born | 9 February 1837 |
| Died | 8 February 1904 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Biographer and critic |
| Nationality | English |
Alfred Ainger (9 February 1837 – 8 February 1904) was an English biographer and critic.
Biography
The son of an architect in London, he was educated at University College School, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] from where he subsequently entered the Church, and, after holding various minor preferments,[2] became Master of the Temple in July 1894.[3] He was appointed an Honorary Chaplain to Queen Victoria 28 January 1895,[4] and a Chaplain-in-Ordinary to her Majesty 2 March 1896.[5]
He wrote memoirs of Thomas Hood and George Crabbe, but is best known for his biography of Charles Lamb and his edition of Lamb's works in 6 volumes (1883–88). He was a contributor the Dictionary of National Biography, writing the entries on Lamb, Alfred Tennyson, Frederick Tennyson, Charles Tennyson Turner and George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, under the initials "A.A.".
Works
- Crabbe (1903), in the English Men of Letters series
- Charles Lamb (1908)
- The Letters of Charles Lamb (Volume I – Volume II)
- Lectures and essays (Volume 1)
- Lectures and essays (Volume 2)
References
- ↑ "Ainger, Alfred (ANGR856A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ainger, Alfred". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 440. - ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26531. p. 4021. 13 July 1894.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26593. p. 548. 29 January 1895.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26717. p. 1268. 3 March 1896.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. Wikisource
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