William Warren Vernon

William John Borlase-Warren-Venables-Vernon (1834 – 12 November 1919) was a British Dante scholar. He was mostly known for publishing previously unpublished works, being the first to publish Benvenuto Rambaldi da Imola's commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy.[2]

The Honourable
William Warren Vernon
Personal details
Born
William John Borlase-Warren-Venables-Vernon

1834 (1834)
Died12 November 1919(1919-11-12) (aged 84–85)
London, United Kingdom
Spouses
  • Agnes Lucy Boileau
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    (m. 1855; died 1881)​
  • Annie Georgiana Eyre
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    (m. 1884)​
    [1]
Parent
Education
AwardsKnight of the Order of St. Olav

Early life and education

Vernon was born in 1834. He spent some time in Italy with his father, George Venables-Vernon, before moving back to England to attend Eton College. He then attended Christ Church, Oxford as a commoner, but left in 1855 to get married before he could finish his degree. He returned to finish it twenty years later.[2]

Works

In 1887, Vernon published Rambaldi da Imola's Latin commentary to Dante's Divine Comedy. The commentary was originally written around 1390, and had previously remained unpublished.[3]

In 1917, Vernon published an autobiography titled Recollections of Seventy-Two Years.[3]

Personal life

Vernon was a Freemason who married Agnes Lucy Boileau, daughter of John Boileau, 1st Baronet.[2]

Awards and honours

References
  1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9.
  2. "Obituary: William Warren Vernon (1919)". The Times. No. 42257. 14 November 1919. p. 16. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. "William Warren Vernon's Dante Collection - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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