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Richard Hurd

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Richard Hurd 1720-1808, English theologian, editor, and critic. From 1781 until his death he was bishop of Worcester. His best-known works are Moral and Political Dialogues (1757) and Letters on Chivalry and Romance (1762), an examination of knight-errantry and Gothic literature. ... Read more
Hurd, Richard
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Hurd, Richard (1720–1808), bishop successively of Lichfield and Worcester. His Moral and Political Dialogues appeared in 1759. Letters on Chivalry and Romance (1762) is an important reassessment of Elizabethan literature: Hurd was notably sympathetic to Spenser , argued that the ... Read more
Hurd, Douglas
The Oxford Companion to British History Hurd, Douglas (b. 1930). Former Conservative cabinet minister. After attending Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, Hurd entered the diplomatic service. He served in Peking (1954...Edward Heath's private secretary (1968–74). In 1974 Hurd became MP for Mid-Oxon and managed to make a smooth ... Read more

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Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/30/1996; 188 words ; ...in death by his son, Daniel Lewis Hurd Jr.; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harold Morgan Hurd; two sisters, Mae H. Bocrie and Patricia F. Hurd; and two brothers, Richard and Roland. Mr. Hurd retired from the Norfolk Naval Supply... Read more
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