GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
1536
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-1681)
Name
Edward Lany (Laney/Lanye)
Gender
Male
Denomination
Church of England
Lived
b. ca. 1666-03-25 d. 1728-08-09 (old)
Linked Sermons
Sermon on John 3:19
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Sermon on Proverbs 27:1
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Sermon on 1 John 4:10-11
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Sermon on Luke 7:35
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Sermon on Titus 2:14
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Associated Places
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Jeanne Shami, Adam Richter
Biographical Sources Consulted
AO (Foster), ACAD (Venn) (ID: LNY682E), CCEd (Person ID: 94070)
Other note
Precise date of birth unknown, but Lany was admitted to Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1682 at age 16. B.A. (1686/7) and M.A. (1690) from Pembroke. Fellow there beginning in 1688, and master from 1707 until his death in 1728. Became D.D. in 1707. Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, 1707-1708. Professor of Divinity at Gresham College, 1691-1728. Vicar of Chrishall, Essex, 1719-1720. Rector of Salle, Norfolk, 1720-1725, and of Great Cressingham, Norfolk, 1725-1728. Chaplain to William III. Fellow of the Royal Society of London.
GEMMS record created
July 12, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024