Charles Swainson

Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887) was an English theologian, Principal of Chichester Theological College,[1] Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity, and subsequently Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge and a canon of Chichester.[2][lower-alpha 1] His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.

For other people named Charles Swainson, see Charles Swainson (disambiguation).

Life

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 B.A. in 1841, M.A. in 1844, and D.D. in 1864.[4]

Works

Notes
  1. He should not be confused with the Reverend Charles Swainson MA, Rector of Old Charlton and author of A handbook of weather folk-lore; being a collection of proverbial sayings in various languages relating to the weather (1873) and Provincial names and folk lore of British birds (1885).

References
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  1. "Access to Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. "Swainson, Charles Anthony (SWN837CA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. 1882. p. 1552.
  4. "Swainson, Charles Anthony (SWN837CA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. "Charles Anthony Swainson". anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 6 May 2023.


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