Henry Wace (priest)

Henry Wace
Wace c. 1919
Born(1836-12-10)10 December 1836
London, England
Died9 January 1924(1924-01-09) (aged 87)
Title
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained1861
Academic background
Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineEcclesiastical history
School or traditionEvangelical Anglicanism
InstitutionsKing'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]

  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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