Speeches Delivered by the Public Orator in the Senate House, Cambridge, June 16, 1874
On the Occasion of Admitting Several Distinguished Persons to Honorary Degrees

Originally published in 1875, this book contains the Latin text of the speeches delivered at an honorary degree ceremony for the University of Cambridge.

Richard Claverhouse Jebb (Author)

9781107623323, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 March 2014

22 pages
24.4 x 17 x 1.1 cm, 0.54 kg

Originally published in 1875, this book contains the Latin text of the speeches delivered by the public orator at an honorary degree ceremony for the University of Cambridge on June 16, 1874. The sixteen honorees included George Bentham, Sir Alexander Cockburn and George Salmon, and each was commended to the Chancellor of the University in a personalized speech on their achievements. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century political, scientific and artistic achievement or the history of Cambridge University.

Speeches delivered by the Public Orator in the Senate House, Cambridge, June 16, 1874.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]