William Emerton Heitland

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William Emerton Heitland (21 December 1847 – 23 June 1935) was an English classicist at Cambridge University[1][2][3] who was described as having a passionate desire to attain the truth.

Life[edit]

Heitland's father, Arthur Allan Heitland[note 1], youngest child of Major William Peter Heitland of the Madras Pioneers, was a farmer and his mother, Mary Browne of Colkirk House[note 2], Lady of Nowers Manor in Hindringham, was the daughter of Riches Repps Browne (1791-1823) more commonly known as Repps Browne,[7][note 3] a Norfolk gentleman by his wife Mary Jex[note 4] (1800-1839) of Fulmodeston in Norfolk. Heitland was admitted a pensioner of St. John's College, Cambridge, in 1867, a Craven scholar, 1869, B.A (Senior Classic[note 5]), 1871, M.A, 1874, Fellow, 1871-1935 and Tutor, 1883-93.[9] He married Margaret Bateson at Marylebone in 1901, she was the daughter of William Henry Bateson, master of St John's College in 1901; she lived between 1860 and 1938.

He is buried in the Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge. with his wife Margaret Heitland, a journalist and stalwart of the suffragette movement.

At the time of his death, his estate was valued at £26519 4s. 4d. One third of the residue of Heitland estate help establishing a fund named after him.

Published works[edit]

  • A Letter to a Lady; or, A Word with the Female Anti-Suffragists. Cambridge: Elijah Johnson, 1908.
  • A Short History of the Roman Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1911.
  • “Democratic”: a Discursive Study. Cambridge: Bowes & Bowes, 1915.
  • If We Win: a Search for a Path to Stable Peace. Cambridge: Elijah Johnson, 1915.
  • Agricola: a Study of Agriculture and Rustic Life in the Greco-Roman World from the Point of View of Labour. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1921.
  • The Roman Fate: an Essay in Interpretation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1922.
  • Iterum; or, A Further Discussion of the Roman Fate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1925.
  • After Many Years: a Tale of Experiences and Impressions Gathered in the Course of an Obscure Life. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1926.
  • Last Words on the Roman Municipalities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1928.
  • Repetita: an Unwilling Restatement of Views on the Subject of the Roman Municipalities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930.

Relatives[edit]

British engraver John Browne (1742-1801).

American born illustrator and watercolor artist Wilmot Emerton Heitland, N.A. (1893-1969) was his nephew, some of his paintings are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum and the Philadelphia Museum School of Art.

Legacy[edit]

The Heitland Fund,[10] capital and income at the disposal of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Heitland was a godson of the Duke of Wellington.[4]
  2. ^ Colkirk House was built for William Rowland Sandiford[5] (Mary Heitland née Browne's stepfather[6]), Sandiford wiped out the Browne's fortune.
  3. ^ Browne was tenant of Ellem Lodge in Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland[8] and son and heir of Daniel Browne, a woolen draper based in King's Lynn.
  4. ^ A Mary Jex of the same family married Joseph Godwin, one of the brothers of philosopher and novelist, William Godwin at Fulmodeston on 11 December 1776.
  5. ^ Senior Classic at Cambridge is of the same rank in regard to classical achievement as that of Senior Wrangler is to achievement in mathematics.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mr. W. E. Heitland A Veteran Cambridge Classic (Obituaries) The Times Monday, Jun 24, 1935; pg. 9; Issue 47098; col A
  2. ^ "Heitland, William Emerton (HTLT867WE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Peter Searby, Heitland, Margaret (1860–1938), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 March 2013
  4. ^ "After Many Years, A Tale of Experiences and Impressions Gathered in the Course of an Obscure Life ", by William Emerton Heitland, published by Cambridge University Press, 1926
  5. ^ "Nephew of Peter Sandiford, Rector of Fulmodeston, Will of Reverend Peter Sandiford, Doctor in Divinity, Rector of Fulmodeston with Croxton , Norfolk, proved 7 November 1835.
  6. ^ "Will of Thomas Jex, Gentleman of Fulmodeston", proved 23 June 1840, Norwich Consistory Court Probate Records.
  7. ^ "Will of Repps Brown, Gentleman of Whitchester, Berwickshire", proved 14 January 1841, PROB 11/1939/46, National Archives.
  8. ^ "The mystery house that defeated the detectives". The Daily Telegraph. 6 September 2003.
  9. ^ "Alumni Cantabrigienses", Volume 2, From 1752 to 1900, Part 3, Gabb-Justamond, Edited by John Venn and J.A. Venn, published by Cambridge University Press
  10. ^ "Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge", published by University of Cambridge, 2009, p.815

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