Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1831) Winner
George Stovin Venables
ジョージ・ストーヴィン・ヴェナブルズ
Jōji Sutōvin Venaburuzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1810 （Wales）
- Died
- 1888 age 78
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Wales
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Wales → Cambridge → London
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, barrister
- Active Years
- 1831-1888
- Affiliations
- Inner Temple, Jesus College, Cambridge
- Memberships
- Cambridge Apostles
- Influenced By
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Thomas Carlyle
- Influenced
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Charterhouse School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Jesus College, Cambridge | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Eton College
Country:
United Kingdom
Charterhouse School
Country:
United Kingdom
Jesus College, Cambridge
Country:
United Kingdom
Fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | Chancellor's Gold Medal | — | poetry | University of Cambridge | won |
Chancellor's Gold Medal
1831
Category:
poetry
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Joint Compositions
1848 book of verseAn anonymous book of verse co-written with Henry Lushington.
Legacy
A 19th-century British barrister and journalist who won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry at Cambridge University and had connections with literary figures like Tennyson, Carlyle, and Thackeray.
In Popular Culture
- Said to be the model for the character George Warrington in William Makepeace Thackeray's Pendennis.
Trivia
- Fought with William Makepeace Thackeray while at Charterhouse School.
- Was a member of the Cambridge Apostles.
- Contributed leader articles to The Times and the Saturday Review.