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After education at [[Harrow School]], Cecil Torr matriculated on 7 June 1876 at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], graduating there B.A. 1880 and M.A. 1883. He was admitted in 1879 at the [[Inner Temple]] and was [[Call to the bar|called to the Bar]] in 1882. |
After education at [[Harrow School]], Cecil Torr matriculated on 7 June 1876 at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], graduating there B.A. 1880 and M.A. 1883. He was admitted in 1879 at the [[Inner Temple]] and was [[Call to the bar|called to the Bar]] in 1882. |
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He lived in [[Lustleigh#Places of interest|Wreyland]], [[Dartmoor]] and wrote ''Small Talk at Wreyland'' ( |
He lived in [[Lustleigh#Places of interest|Wreyland]], [[Dartmoor]] and wrote ''Small Talk at Wreyland'' (3 vols., 1918–1923). His 1894 book ''Ancient Ships'' deals with the structure of ships that sailed the Mediterranean in 1000 B.C. – 1000 A.D.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Review of ''Ancient Ships'' by Cecil Torr, M.A.|journal=The Athenaeum|issue=No.3492|date=29 September 1894|page=426|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5KEeAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA426}}</ref> |
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==Selected publications== |
==Selected publications== |
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* {{cite book|title=Memphis and Mycenae: an examination of Egyptian chronology and its application to the early history of Greece|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1896|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006246661}} |
* {{cite book|title=Memphis and Mycenae: an examination of Egyptian chronology and its application to the early history of Greece|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1896|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006246661}} |
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* {{cite book|title=On portraits of Christ in the British museum|year=1898|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008891046}} |
* {{cite book|title=On portraits of Christ in the British museum|year=1898|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008891046}} |
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* {{cite book|title=Small Talk at Wreyland|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1918|url=https:// |
* {{cite book|title=Small Talk at Wreyland|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1918|volume=vol. I|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101062191638;view=1up;seq=9}} |
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* {{cite book|title=Small Talk at Wreyland|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1921|volume=vol. II|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101062191653;view=1up;seq=9}} |
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* {{cite book|title=Hannibal crosses the Alps|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1924}} |
* {{cite book|title=Hannibal crosses the Alps|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1924}} |
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Revision as of 12:36, 11 December 2018
Cecil Torr (11 October 1857, Mitcham, London – 17 December 1928) was a British antiquarian and author.[1]
After education at Harrow School, Cecil Torr matriculated on 7 June 1876 at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating there B.A. 1880 and M.A. 1883. He was admitted in 1879 at the Inner Temple and was called to the Bar in 1882.
He lived in Wreyland, Dartmoor and wrote Small Talk at Wreyland (3 vols., 1918–1923). His 1894 book Ancient Ships deals with the structure of ships that sailed the Mediterranean in 1000 B.C. – 1000 A.D.[2]
Selected publications
- Rhodes in ancient times. Cambridge University Press. 1885.
- Ancient Ships. Cambridge University Press. 1894.
- Interpretation of Greek music. 1896.
- Memphis and Mycenae: an examination of Egyptian chronology and its application to the early history of Greece. Cambridge University Press. 1896.
- On portraits of Christ in the British museum. 1898.
- Small Talk at Wreyland. Vol. vol. I. Cambridge University Press. 1918.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - Small Talk at Wreyland. Vol. vol. II. Cambridge University Press. 1921.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - Hannibal crosses the Alps. Cambridge University Press. 1924.
References
- ^ "Torr, Cecil (TR876C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Review of Ancient Ships by Cecil Torr, M.A." The Athenaeum (No.3492): 426. 29 September 1894.
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