Scott F. (Scott Frederick) Surtees

Scott Frederick Surtees (1814–1889) was an English clergyman who published as Rev. Scott F. Surtees. Records linked to his books identify him as a graduate of University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1832 and took his B.A. in 1836, and they connect him with church posts including Banham in Norfolk and Sprotburgh near Doncaster.

His early writing was strongly religious. Works such as Education for the People (1846), A Treatise on the Ministry of the Word (1847), and Sermons for the People (1847) show him writing for a broad readership on preaching, education, and public faith.

Later, his interests widened into history and literary debate. He wrote on subjects including Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain and North-Humber history, and he is best remembered for William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon (1888), a provocative late work that questions the traditional story of Shakespeare’s authorship. No suitable verified portrait was found from the sources available during this search.