Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1815) Winner
Edward Smirke
エドワード・スミルク
Edowādo Sumiruku
Aliases:
Sir Edward Smirke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1795 （Marylebone）
- Died
- 1875-03-04 （South Kensington） age 80
- Nationality
- England, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Marylebone → Cambridge → Cornwall → Truro → South Kensington
Career
- Occupations
- lawyer, antiquary, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, Vice-Warden of the Stannaries, Recorder
- Active Years
- 1815-1875
- Affiliations
- Middle Temple, Royal Archaeological Institute, Royal Institution of Cornwall, Society of Antiquaries of London
- Memberships
- Royal Archaeological Institute, Royal Institution of Cornwall
- Influenced By
- Robert Smirke (painter)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's College, Cambridge | — | Law | B.A. (1816), M.A. (1820) | 1812-1820 | United Kingdom |
St. John's College, Cambridge
Law
Degree:
B.A. (1816), M.A. (1820)
Period:
1812-1820
Year of Graduation:
1820
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated as twelfth wrangler.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 | Chancellor's Gold Medal | Wallace | 英語詩 | University of Cambridge | 受賞 |
| 1870 | Knighthood | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
Chancellor's Gold Medal
1815
Work:
Wallace
Category:
英語詩
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
受賞
Knighthood
1870
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wallace
1815 PoemAn English poem on Wallace.
Case of Vice against Thomas
1843 Legal TreatiseWith an Appendix of Records and Documents on the early History of the Tin Mines in Cornwall.
Procedure in the Court of the Vice-warden of the Stannaries
1856 Legal ManualRules and orders of the court.
Bibliography
- Wallace, a poem, 1815.
- Report of Cases, 1670–1704, by R. Freeman, 2nd ed. 1826.
- Digest of the Law of Evidence on the Trial of Actions at Nisi Prius, 5th ed. 1839.
- Case of Vice against Thomas, 1843.
- A Letter to Lord Campbell on the Rating of Railways, 1851.
- Procedure in the Court of the Vice-warden of the Stannaries, 1856.
Legacy
English lawyer and antiquary known for his work on the history of mining in Cornwall and elucidation of charters.
Trivia
- Third son of painter Robert Smirke, brother to architects Robert and Sydney Smirke.
- Awarded Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge in 1815 for poem Wallace.