Henry Fynes Clinton

Henry Fynes Clinton (14 January 1781 – 24 October 1852) was an English classical scholar and chronologist.

Life

He was born in Gamston, Nottinghamshire; for some generations his family bore the name of Fynes, but his father resumed the older family name of Clinton in 1821. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied classical literature and history.

From 1806 to 1826 he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldborough. He died at Welwyn, Herts, where he had purchased the residence and estate of the poet Edward Young.

Works

His reading was methodical (see his Literary Remains). His Fasti, on classical chronology, has required correction on the basis of later research.

His major works are:

• Fasti Hellenici, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Greece from the 55th to the 124th Olympiad (1824–1851), including dissertations on points of Greek history and Scriptural chronology; and
• Fasti Romani, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Rome and Constantinople from the Death of Augustus to the Death of Heraclius (1845–1850).

In 1851 and 1853 respectively he published epitomes of the above. The Literary Remains of H. F. Clinton (the first part of which contains an autobiography written in 1818) were edited by Clinton James Fynes Clinton in 1854.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Sullivan Charles Duncombe	Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1806–1826 With: Gilbert Jones 1806–12 Henry Dawkins 1812–14 Henry Gally Knight 1814–15 Granville Venables Vernon 1815–20 Gibbs Antrobus 1820–26	Succeeded by Clinton James Fynes Clinton Sir Alexander Cray Grant, Bt

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