Henry Wace | |
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 Wacec. 1919 | |
| Born | (1836-12-10)10 December 1836 London, England |
| Died | 9 January 1924(1924-01-09) (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 EnglishAnglican priest and ecclesiastical historian who served asPrincipal of King's College, London, from 1883 to 1897 and asDean of Canterbury from 1903 to 1924. He is described in theDictionary of National Biography as "an effective administrator, aProtestant churchman of deep scholarship, and a stout champion of the Reformation settlement".[1]
Wace was born inLondon on 10 December 1836, the eldest son of the Rev. Richard Henry Wace and his wife Eulalia Grey.[2] He was educated atMarlborough College,Rugby School andKing's College, London. He matriculated atBrasenose College, Oxford in 1856, graduatingBA (inliterae humaniores and mathematics) in 1860, and M.A. in 1863.[3] He became anHonorary Fellow in 1911.
He tookHoly Orders and servedcuracies atSt Luke's, Berwick Street (1861–63),St James's, Piccadilly (1863–69), andGrosvenor Chapel (1870–72). He moved toLincoln's Inn, where he served first as Chaplain (1872–80) and later asPreacher (1880–96). He was additionally Chaplain of theInns of Court Rifle Volunteers (1880–1908) and theWarburton Lecturer for 1896.
In 1875, he became Professor of Ecclesiastical History atKing's College, London, of which he served asPrincipal (1883–97). He wasRector ofSt Michael's,Cornhill 1896–1903 andDean of Canterbury from 1903 until his death in 1924. He isburied in thecourtyard of thegreat cloister of thecathedral.
Wace wrote, contributed to, and edited, many publications inChristian andecclesiastical history. His best-known work is theDictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies, written in collaboration withWilliam Smith. He worked withPhilip Schaff on the second series of theNicene and Post-Nicene Fathers.[4][5]
From 1902 to 1905 Wace was editor ofThe Churchman, anevangelical Anglican academic journal.[6]
He delivered theBoyle Lectures in 1874 and 1875 and theBampton Lectures at theUniversity of Oxford in 1879. He was Select Preacher atOxford in 1880–81 and 1907 and atCambridge in 1876, 1891, 1903, and 1910.
He was appointedPrebendary ofSt Paul's Cathedral in 1881 and received the honorary freedom of theCity of Canterbury in 1921. In 1922, he played an important role in the foundation of theBible Churchmen's Missionary Society and was its Vice-President from 1923 until his death on 9 January 1924, following a road traffic accident.[1]
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Dean of Canterbury 1903–1924 | Succeeded by |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Bampton Lecturer 1879 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Principal of King's College, London 1883–1897 | Succeeded by |
| Other offices | ||
| Preceded by | Warburton Lecturer 1894–1898[citation needed] | Succeeded by |
