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F. R. (Francis Richard) Wegg-Prosser
b. 1824
A Victorian writer, convert to Roman Catholicism, and public figure, he is best remembered for historical and religious works shaped by strong convictions and wide learning. His life also reached beyond books: he played a notable part in the founding of Belmont Abbey in Herefordshire.
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Galileo and His Judges
by F. R. (Francis Richard) Wegg-Prosser
About the author
Born in Oxfordshire on June 19, 1824, Francis Richard Wegg-Prosser was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he took a first class in mathematics. He was born Francis Richard Haggitt and later took the name Wegg-Prosser after succeeding to family estates.
His life joined religion, public life, and writing. He served briefly as a Member of Parliament for Herefordshire, then converted to Roman Catholicism in the early 1850s. He went on to support the Benedictine community that became Belmont Abbey, linking his name closely with the English Catholic revival.
As an author, he wrote on history, religion, and controversy, including work on Galileo that reflected his interest in the relationship between science, faith, and the Church. Reliable pages found in this search confirmed his career and dates, but I could not confirm a suitable portrait image from those pages, so no profile image is included.