Charles Swainson | |
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Born | Charles Anthony Swainson 29 May 1820 Liverpool, England |
Died | 15 September 1887 67) | (aged
Title | Master of Christ's College, Cambridge (1881–1887) |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
Church | Church of England |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Theology |
Institutions |
Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887) was an English Anglican theologian, Principal of Chichester Theological College, [1] Norrisian Professor of Divinity, and subsequently Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and a canon of Chichester. [2] His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.
He was the second son of Anthony Swainson of Liverpool, a merchant and brother of Charles Swainson of Preston. [3] He was educated at the Royal Institution of Liverpool's school, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1837, graduating BA in 1841, MA in 1844, and DD in 1864. [4]
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