Brooke Foss Westcott
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The Right Reverend Brooke Foss Westcott |
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| Bishop of Durham | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | 1890–1901 (died) |
| Predecessor | Joseph Lightfoot |
| Successor | Handley Moule |
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| Born |
12 January 1825 Birmingham, UK |
| Died | 27 July 1901 (aged 76) Auckland Castle, County Durham, UK |
| Buried | Auckland Castle chapel |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Auckland Castle (as Bishop of Durham) |
| Spouse | Sarah Louisa Mary Whithard (m.1852) |
| Education | King Edward's School, Birmingham |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Brooke Foss Westcott (12 January 1825 – 27 July 1901) was a British bishop, biblical scholar and theologian, serving as Bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death. He is perhaps most known for co-editing The New Testament in the Original Greek in 1881.
He was born in Birmingham. His father, Frederick Brooke Westcott, was a botanist. Westcott was educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham, under James Prince Lee, where he became friends with Joseph Barber Lightfoot, later Bishop of Durham.
The period of Westcott's childhood was one of political ferment in Birmingham and amongst his earliest recollections was one of Thomas Attwood leading a large procession of men to a meeting of the Birmingham Political Union in 1831. A few years after this Chartism led to serious disturbances in Birmingham and many years later Westcott would refer to the deep impression the experiences of that time had made upon him.
In 1844, Westcott entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was invited to join the Cambridge Apostles. He became a scholar in 1846, won a Browne medal for a Greek ode in 1846 and 1847, and the Members' Prize for a Latin essay in 1847 and 1849. He took his BA degree in January 1848, obtaining double-first honours. In mathematics, he was twenty-fourth wrangler, Isaac Todhunter being senior. In classics, he was senior, being bracketed with Charles Broderick Scott, afterwards headmaster of Westminster School.
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