Octavius Freire Owen
Octavius Freire Owen FSA | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1816 |
| Died | 16 April 1873 (aged 57) England |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Known for | Creating the English translation of Aristotle's texts |
| Spouse | |
Octavius Freire Owen FSA (13 March 1816 – 16 April 1873[1]) was an English scholastic Aristotelian philosopher, translator, and clergyman, rector of Burstow, Surrey; and domestic chaplain to the Duke of Portland.
Owen was married to the English author Emily Owen, with whom he had ten children.
Early life and education
[edit]Owen was born 13 March 1816, the eighth son of Henry Butts Owen M.D. in London England, and he was baptised at St. Olave's, Hart Street on 21 August 1816.[1]
He had a bachelor of arts degree from Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1839 and he received his master of arts degree on 30 June 1843.[1]
Career
[edit]He was ordained as a Deacon by the Bishop of Gloucester in 1840 before becoming a priest on 19 December 1841.[1] In 1843, he moved to Audley, Oxfordshire and then on to St. Mary's vicarage in Leicester before working in Lancaster, Burstow, Winchester, Child's Wickham, and back to Leicester again.[1]
He wrote the Schools of Ancient Philosophy and is best known for his English annotations to Aristotle's Categories, and his un-annotated translation of the other four tractates of the Organon which were published by Bohn in 1853 and 1877.[1] His book Refutation of Spinoza was published by Constible in 1855, and his book The Holy War Versified was published in 1859.[1]
He edited Gay's Fables, published by Routledge in 1854, followed by An Analysis of the Fifth Book of Hookers Ecclesiastical Polity.[1]
In addition to his work as a scholastic aristotelianism and philosopher, Owen was the domestic chaplain to the Duke of Portland.[2]
Family life
[edit]He married English author and poet Emily Owen (born 6 February 1822, fourth daughter of William Montague J.P.) on 21 September 1843.[2][1]
They had five sons and five daughters, including:[1]
- Theodore Montague Nugent born 14 November 1844, became a vicar and married Sarah Elworthy in 1872. They had nine children.
- Mary Edith Montague born 24 July 1847, and married Henry Hugh. They had five daughters.
- Florence Emily Octavia born in Burstow on 11 July 1849.
- Eustace Clare Lennox born in Burstow on 1 July 1851, and became an architect.
- Rupert Kenneth Wilson born in Burstow on 3 April 1853, and worked as a clerk for H. M. Civil Service. He married Annie Julia of Gloucester 9 February 1882.
- Ethel Rose Marie Josephine born 5 April 1855.
- Angela Vera Zoe Gwendoline born 11 April 1857.
- Geraldine Anna Violet born 22 January 1862.
Death
[edit]He died on 16 April 1873 and was buried in Woking.[1]
Published works
[edit]- Categories - annotated
- On Interpretation
- Porphyry, Isagoge, translation by Octavius Freire Owen (1853)
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Works by Owen at Wikisource
- "Owen, Octavius Freire," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
