Robert Lowth


Robert Lowth

Bishop of London
Portrait by Robert Edge Pine
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of London
Elected1777
PredecessorRichard Terrick
SuccessorBeilby Porteus
Other post(s)Bishop of Oxford
1766–1777
Bishop of St Davids
1766
Archdeacon of Winchester
1750–1766
Professor of Poetry
1741–1752
Orders
Ordination1735
Consecration1766
Personal details
Born(1710-11-27)27 November 1710
Hampshire, Great Britain
Died3 November 1787(1787-11-03) (aged 76)
BuriedAll Saints Church, Fulham
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam Lowth
ProfessionAcademic (poetry & English grammar)
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Robert Lowth FRS (/lð/ LOWDH; 27 November 1710 – 3 November 1787) was a Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of St Davids, Professor of Poetry and the author of one of the most influential textbooks of English grammar.