Henry Aldrich

In 1662, he entered Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1689 was made Dean in succession to the Roman Catholic John Massey, who had fled to the Continent.

A classical scholar of fair merits, he is best known as the author of a little book on logic[5] (Artis Logicæ Compendium[7]).

Although not innovative in the field of Logic itself (it closely follows Peter of Spain's Summulae Logicales), its insistent use by generations of Oxford students has shown it to be of great synthetic and didactic value: the Compendium continued to be read at Oxford (in Mansel's revised edition) until long past the middle of the 19th century.

[5] Aldrich also composed a number of anthems and church services of high merit, and adapted much of the music of Palestrina and Carissimi to English words with great skill and judgment.

He bore a great reputation for conviviality', and wrote a humorous Latin version of the popular ballad A soldier and a sailor, A tinker and a tailor, etc.

Henry Aldrich (circa 1689)
A folio from Give ear, O Lord by Aldrich, written in his own hand.
All Saints Church on the north side of the High Street , designed by Henry Aldrich and completed in 1720.
Oxford's Christ Church Cathedral, memorial to Henry Aldrich
Peckwater Quadrangle of Christ Church, Oxford, designed by Henry Aldrich.