# Thomas Briscoe

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{{Short description|Welsh priest and scholar (1813–1895)}}
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'''Thomas Briscoe''' (30 June 1813 – 16 February 1895) was a [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) priest and scholar, who was a [Fellow](/source/Fellow) of [Jesus College, Oxford](/source/Jesus_College%2C_Oxford) for 25 years and [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of [Holyhead](/source/Holyhead) for 37 years.  He also translated the [New Testament](/source/New_Testament), and some books of the [Old Testament](/source/Old_Testament), into [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language).

==Life==
Briscoe was born in [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham), Wales and educated at [Ruthin School](/source/Ruthin_School).  He then studied at Jesus College, Oxford, gaining a [first class](/source/British_undergraduate_degree_classification) Bachelor of Arts degree in [Literae Humaniores](/source/Literae_Humaniores) in 1833.  He gained his [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts_(Oxbridge_and_Dublin)) degree in 1836, the year that he was ordained deacon. He was ordained priest in 1837 and became curate of [Henllan](/source/Henllan), [Denbighshire](/source/Denbighshire), holding this post until 1840.  In 1843, he was awarded a [Bachelor of Divinity](/source/Bachelor_of_Divinity) degree by the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford), obtaining his doctorate in 1868.<ref name=Briscoe>{{cite DWB |id=s-BRIS-THO-1813 |title=BRISCOE, THOMAS (1813&ndash;1895), cleric and scholar |last=Williams James |first=John |accessdate=2008-04-20}}</ref>

He was appointed to a fellowship at Jesus College in 1834, holding this until 1859.  He served as college tutor from 1835 to 1839 and again from 1843 to 1857; he was also vice-principal from 1849 to 1858. In 1858, he became vicar of Holyhead, remaining vicar until his death on 16 February 1895. He was also chancellor of [Bangor Cathedral](/source/Bangor_Cathedral) from 1877, and his library was presented to the cathedral after his death.<ref name=Briscoe/>

Briscoe's scholastic interests encompassed ancient and modern languages, particularly [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language).  He translated a theological work by Ellendorff from German into Welsh in 1851 and four books of the [Old Testament](/source/Old_Testament) ([Isaiah](/source/Book_of_Isaiah), [Job](/source/Book_of_Job), [Psalms](/source/Psalms) and [Proverbs](/source/Book_of_Proverbs)) from [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew) into Welsh between 1853 and 1855.  In 1894 he translated the [New Testament](/source/New_Testament) into Welsh following the [English Revised Version](/source/English_Revised_Version) of 1881.<ref name=Briscoe/>

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