Friday, December 26, 2014
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FINLAY, GEORGE(1799-1875)- a historian of greece "from its conquest by the romans to the 'present time'". b scottish family in kent. 12, 1799. his father major john finlay, RE, FR's, who held for some time the post of inspector of the govt. powder mills at faversham + waltham abbey, died when george young(1802), but the boy has left on record how his interest in history was awakened when young by the way his mom explained the history opt england. on his mother's remarriage, he was sent to boarding school., where he was 3 yrs-not profitably according to gf. after schooling continued under private tutor living w/ his uncle, kirkman finlay, who was a member of parliament for glasgow of hurfgs. at some time laid up pleasant + life-long memories of the boating, fishing, + pedestrian excursions.for which the shore the firth of clyde offer. at 1 time he thought of the army, but dissuaded by friends, he went to university to study liberal arts + went to law. he received his preliminary training in a writer's office in glasgow + when 20, went to gottingen to complete his studies in roman law. but before this, he was drawn to contemporary greece + at the hanoverian inn; he was unable to ignore the 'current' drama. "i conversed much w/ everybody i met who had visited greece, read all the works of modern travelers, +associated a great deal w/ the only greek who was staying at gottingen. in 1823 he resolved to visit greece, so he could judge for himself about war. 11/1823 he arrived in cephalonia, where he met lord byron + sir charles napier + kindly received. then to pyrgos, then others = missolonigla for 14 months learning the langauge, history, + exploring antiquities. soon had an unfavorable opinion of the rapacity, SELFISHNESS + INCOMPETANCE of the greek leaders, both civil + military. but for the cause of g independence. a severe fever in 12/1824,
changes scene + went to rome, naples + sicily. after a summer at castle toward, argyllshire, went to edinburgh + attended classes + passed exams for civil law, but greece still called him. blah blah 1829 greece still stupid, + concentrated on literary work about greece. books.
FINLAY, GEORGE(1799-1875)- a historian of greece "from its conquest by the romans to the 'present time'". b scottish family in kent. 12, 1799. his father major john finlay, RE, FR's, who held for some time the post of inspector of the govt. powder mills at faversham + waltham abbey, died when george young(1802), but the boy has left on record how his interest in history was awakened when young by the way his mom explained the history opt england. on his mother's remarriage, he was sent to boarding school., where he was 3 yrs-not profitably according to gf. after schooling continued under private tutor living w/ his uncle, kirkman finlay, who was a member of parliament for glasgow of hurfgs. at some time laid up pleasant + life-long memories of the boating, fishing, + pedestrian excursions.for which the shore the firth of clyde offer. at 1 time he thought of the army, but dissuaded by friends, he went to university to study liberal arts + went to law. he received his preliminary training in a writer's office in glasgow + when 20, went to gottingen to complete his studies in roman law. but before this, he was drawn to contemporary greece + at the hanoverian inn; he was unable to ignore the 'current' drama. "i conversed much w/ everybody i met who had visited greece, read all the works of modern travelers, +associated a great deal w/ the only greek who was staying at gottingen. in 1823 he resolved to visit greece, so he could judge for himself about war. 11/1823 he arrived in cephalonia, where he met lord byron + sir charles napier + kindly received. then to pyrgos, then others = missolonigla for 14 months learning the langauge, history, + exploring antiquities. soon had an unfavorable opinion of the rapacity, SELFISHNESS + INCOMPETANCE of the greek leaders, both civil + military. but for the cause of g independence. a severe fever in 12/1824,
changes scene + went to rome, naples + sicily. after a summer at castle toward, argyllshire, went to edinburgh + attended classes + passed exams for civil law, but greece still called him. blah blah 1829 greece still stupid, + concentrated on literary work about greece. books.
