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Richard Whately
1787–1863
A sharp-minded churchman and teacher, he wrote on logic, rhetoric, economics, and religion with unusual range and energy. Best known as Archbishop of Dublin, he also helped revive the study of logic in 19th-century England.
2 Audiobooks
Historic Doubts Relative To Napoleon Buonaparte
by Richard Whately
Account of an expedition to the interior of New Holland
by Lady Mary Fox, Richard Whately
About the author
Born in London on February 1, 1787, Richard Whately was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he became known for his intellect and independent cast of mind. He was an Anglican clergyman, academic, and prolific writer whose work ranged across logic, rhetoric, political economy, and theology.
Whately is especially remembered for Elements of Logic and Elements of Rhetoric, books that were widely read and influential in education. He also wrote on religious questions and public life, bringing a clear, argumentative style to subjects that many readers found difficult or dry.
In 1831 he became Archbishop of Dublin and remained in that post until his death in 1863. He gained a reputation as a reformer and social thinker, and his career joined scholarship, church leadership, and public debate in a way that made him one of the more distinctive English-speaking religious writers of his time.