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Henry Wace (priest)
Henry Wace | |
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| Born | 10 December 1836 London, England |
| Died | 9 January 1924 (aged 87) |
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| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 1861 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Ecclesiastical history |
| School or tradition | Evangelical Anglicanism |
| Institutions | King's College, London |
Henry Wace (10 December 1836 – 9 January 1924) was an English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian who served as Principal of King's College, London, from 1883 to 1897 and as Dean of Canterbury from 1903 to 1924. He is described in the Dictionary of National Biography as "an effective administrator, a Protestant churchman of deep scholarship, and a stout champion of the Reformation settlement".[1]
- ^ Gregory, Stephen; Harrison, B. (2004). "Wace, Henry (1836–1924)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36669. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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