Works
His reading was methodical (see his Literary Remains). His Fasti, on classical chronology, has required correction on the basis of later research.
His major works are:
- Fasti Hellenici, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Greece from the 55th to the 124th Olympiad (1824–1851), including dissertations on points of Greek history and Scriptural chronology; and
- Fasti Romani, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Rome and Constantinople from the Death of Augustus to the Death of Heraclius (1845–1850).
In 1851 and 1853 respectively he published epitomes of the above. The Literary Remains of H. F. Clinton (the first part of which contains an autobiography written in 1818) were edited by Clinton James Fynes Clinton in 1854.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Sullivan Charles Duncombe |
Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1806–1826 |
Succeeded by Clinton James Fynes Clinton Sir Alexander Cray Grant, Bt |
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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| Name | Clinton, Henry Fynes |
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| Short description | British politician |
| Date of birth | 14 January 1781 |
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| Date of death | 24 October 1852 |
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