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{{Short description|British geologist and antiquarian (1782–1848)}}
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'''Samuel Hibbert-Ware''' [[FRSE]] FSA (21 April 1782 – 30 December 1848), born '''Samuel Hibbert''' in St Ann's Square [[Manchester]], was an English [[Geology|geologist]] and antiquarian.
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|birth_date = 21 April 1782
|birth_place = [[Manchester]]
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|death_place = [[Altrincham]]
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'''Samuel Hibbert-Ware''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRSE|FSA}} (21 April 1782 – 30 December 1848), born '''Samuel Hibbert''' in St Ann's Square [[Manchester]], was an English [[geologist]] and antiquarian.


==Life==
==Life==
He was the eldest son of Samuel Hibbert (d.1815), a linen yarn merchant, and his wife Sarah Ware, from [[Dublin]].{{r|ODNB}}
He was the eldest son of Samuel Hibbert (d.1815), a linen yarn merchant, and his wife Sarah Ware, from [[Dublin]].{{r|ODNB}}


Hibbert was granted an MD and became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. He served as the secretary of the Society of Scottish Antiquarians, a member of the [[Royal Medical Society|Royal Medical]] and [[Wernerian Natural History Society|Wernerian]] Societies of Edinburgh, as well as a member of the [[Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society|Philosophical Society of Manchester]].
Hibbert was granted an MD and became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. He served as the secretary of the Society of Scottish Antiquarians, a member of the [[Royal Medical Society|Royal Medical]] and [[Wernerian Natural History Society|Wernerian]] Societies of Edinburgh, as well as a member of the [[Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society|Philosophical Society of Manchester]].


His book ''Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions'' (1825) is an early skeptical work that gave possible [[Physics|physical]] and [[Physiology |physiological]] explanations for sightings of [[ghost]]s.<ref>[http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/psychology/history-psychology/sketches-philosophy-apparitions-or-attempt-trace-such-illusions-their-physical-causes?format=PB "Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions"]. Cambridge University Press.</ref>
His book ''Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions'' (1825) is an early skeptical work that gave possible [[Physics|physical]] and [[Physiology|physiological]] explanations for sightings of [[ghost]]s.<ref>[http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/psychology/history-psychology/sketches-philosophy-apparitions-or-attempt-trace-such-illusions-their-physical-causes?format=PB "Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions"]. Cambridge University Press.</ref>


He died at Hale Barns, [[Altrincham]] in [[Cheshire]] on 30 December 1848. He is buried in [[Ardwick cemetery]] in [[Manchester]].<ref>{{cite book|title=BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}}</ref>
He died at Hale Barns, [[Altrincham]] in [[Cheshire]] on 30 December 1848. He is buried in [[Ardwick cemetery]] in [[Manchester]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==


*[https://archive.org/details/descriptionofshe00hibbrich ''A Description of the Shetland Islands: Comprising An Account of Their scenery, antiquities and Superstitions''] (1822) [https://archive.org/stream/descriptionofshe00hibbuoft#page/n4/mode/1up Reprinted 1891].
*''[[iarchive:adescriptionshe00hibbgoog|A Description of the Shetland Islands: Comprising an Account of their Scenery, Antiquities and Superstitions]]'' (1822) [[iarchive:descriptionofshe00hibbuoft|Reprinted 1891]].
*''Illustration of the Customs of a Manor in the North of England During the Fifteenth Century'' (1822)
*''Illustration of the Customs of a Manor in the North of England During the Fifteenth Century'' (1822)
*[https://archive.org/details/sketchesofphilos00hibb ''Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions; Or, An Attempt to Trace Such Illusions to Their Physical Causes''] (1825)
*[https://archive.org/details/sketchesofphilos00hibb ''Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions; Or, An Attempt to Trace Such Illusions to Their Physical Causes''] (1825)
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{{citation |last=Sutton |first=C. W. |contribution=Ware, Samuel Hibbert– (1782–1848) |title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |edition=online |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2004 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13197 |accessdate=25 May 2010}} {{ODNBsub}}
{{cite ODNB |last=Sutton |first=C. W. |title=Ware, Samuel Hibbert– (1782–1848) |year=2004 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13197 |access-date=25 May 2010}}
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==External Resources==
==External links==
[https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/data/gb133-engmss989-1038 Hibbert-Ware Papers], [[John Rylands Library]], [[University of Manchester]]
* [https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/data/gb133-engmss989-1038 Hibbert-Ware Papers], [[John Rylands Library]], [[University of Manchester]]


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Latest revision as of 22:13, 31 May 2023

Samuel Hibbert-Ware
FRSE FSA
Born21 April 1782
Manchester
Died30 December 1848 (1848-12-31) (aged 66)
Altrincham
OccupationGeologist

Samuel Hibbert-Ware FRSE FSA (21 April 1782 – 30 December 1848), born Samuel Hibbert in St Ann's Square Manchester, was an English geologist and antiquarian.

Life

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He was the eldest son of Samuel Hibbert (d.1815), a linen yarn merchant, and his wife Sarah Ware, from Dublin.[1]

Hibbert was granted an MD and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He served as the secretary of the Society of Scottish Antiquarians, a member of the Royal Medical and Wernerian Societies of Edinburgh, as well as a member of the Philosophical Society of Manchester.

His book Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions (1825) is an early skeptical work that gave possible physical and physiological explanations for sightings of ghosts.[2]

He died at Hale Barns, Altrincham in Cheshire on 30 December 1848. He is buried in Ardwick cemetery in Manchester.[3]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ Sutton, C. W. (2004). "Ware, Samuel Hibbert– (1782–1848)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 25 May 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions". Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
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