Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Brewer, E. Cobham
BREWER, The Rev. E. Cobham, LL.D., second son of John Sherren Brewer, Esq., "a man of Kent," was born May 2, 1810, in Russell Square, London, and educated by private tutors. He proceeded to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 1832, obtained the Freshmen's Prizes for Latin and English Essays, was first prizeman the next two years, and though strongly advised to go out in mathematics, took his degree in the Civil Law, First Class, in 1835. He was ordained deacon in 1834, priest in 1836, proceeded to the degree of LL.D. in 1840, and devoted himself to literature. In 1850 was published his "Guide to Science," of which 1000 copies per month were sold for many years. He resided for six years, from 1852, in Paris, where he brought out, at the Emperor's request, a French version of his "Guide to Science," and where, in 1856, he married Ellen Mary, eldest daughter of the Rev. Francis Tebbutt of Hove. On his return to England he resided for a time in Bernard Street, Russell Square, and then moved to St. Luke's Villas, Westbourne Park. Failing health compelled him to retire into the country, and he lived for many years at Lavant, next Goodwood, where, in 1868, he brought out his "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" (14th edition, 1881), and in 1881 his "Reader's Handbook" (3rd edition, 1882). Besides these books, Dr. Brewer published in 1859 "Theology in Science," to show the marks of wisdom and design brought to light by scientific discoveries; "History (political and literary) of France," 1863; "History (political and literary) of Germany," 1881; about thirty educational books, and a number of pamphlets under various pseudonyms.