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'''Thomas Combe''' (1796–1872) was a Superintendent of the [[Oxford University Press]] in [[Oxford]], [[England]], and a patron of the arts. He was also a founder and benefactor of [[St Barnabas Church, Oxford|St Barnabas Church]], near the Press in [[Jericho, Oxford|Jericho]] and close to [[Oxford Canal]]. |
'''Thomas Combe''' (1796–1872) was a Superintendent of the [[Oxford University Press]] in [[Oxford]], [[England]], and a patron of the arts. He was also a founder and benefactor of [[St Barnabas Church, Oxford|St Barnabas Church]], near the Press in [[Jericho, Oxford|Jericho]] and close to [[Oxford Canal]]. |
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Combe was the son of a bookseller in [[Leicestershire]]. He joined the University Press (or Clarendon Press) in 1837 at its then new (1830) building in [[Walton Street]]. Eventually he rose to manage it |
Combe was the son of a bookseller in [[Leicestershire]]. He joined the University Press (or Clarendon Press) in 1837 at its then new (1830) building in [[Walton Street]]. Eventually he rose to manage it<ref>[http://www.sbarnabas.org.uk/history.htm St Barnabas Church: History]</ref>. |
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He and his wife Martha (1806-1893) were keen patrons of the arts and particularly appreciated [[Pre-Raphaelite]] art. In 1849, he met the Pre-Raphaelite artist [[John Everett Millais]] in Oxford, who painted portraits of Combe's family<ref>Tate. [http://www.tate.org.uk/ophelia/millais_print.htm John Everett Millais 1829-1896]</ref>. |
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They were also devotees of the Tractarian or [[Oxford Movement]]. |
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Combe is buried in [[St Sepulchre's Cemetery]], off [[Walton Street]], near the University Press. |
Combe is buried in [[St Sepulchre's Cemetery]], off [[Walton Street]], near the University Press. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.sbarnabas.org.uk/history.htm History of St Barnabas Church] |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = 1796 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH = Leicestershire, England |
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|DATE OF DEATH = 1872 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH = Oxford, England |
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Revision as of 15:14, 3 May 2008
Thomas Combe (1796–1872) was a Superintendent of the Oxford University Press in Oxford, England, and a patron of the arts. He was also a founder and benefactor of St Barnabas Church, near the Press in Jericho and close to Oxford Canal.
Combe was the son of a bookseller in Leicestershire. He joined the University Press (or Clarendon Press) in 1837 at its then new (1830) building in Walton Street. Eventually he rose to manage it[1].
He and his wife Martha (1806-1893) were keen patrons of the arts and particularly appreciated Pre-Raphaelite art. In 1849, he met the Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais in Oxford, who painted portraits of Combe's family[2].
They were also devotees of the Tractarian or Oxford Movement.
Combe is buried in St Sepulchre's Cemetery, off Walton Street, near the University Press.
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