Background
John David Macbride, the son of John MacBride (a naval officer and politician), was born in Plympton Street Maurice, Devon, on 28 June 1778.
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Education
He studied at Cheam School and Exeter College, Oxford, becoming a fellow of the college in 1800.
Career
In 1813, he was appointed to two university positions that he was to hold until his death in 1868: Lord Almoner"s Reader in Arabic (reflecting his interest in oriental studies) and Principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxford. (Both positions had previously been held by Henry Ford) As principal, he oversaw the move from alongside Magdalen College to a new site formerly occupied by Hertford College, which had become defunct. The move was completed in 1822, Magdalen Hall flourished under Macbride, and it became a college of the university (as the reborn Hertford College) in 1874.
His writings included The Mohammedan Religion Explained (1857) and theological lectures.
He died in Oxford on 24 January 1868.
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January 24, 1868 (aged 89)