Dawson Dawson-Walker
|
The Reverend Professor D. Dawson-Walker |
|
|---|---|
| Principal of St John's College, Durham | |
| Church | Church of England |
| In office | 1911-1919 |
| Predecessor | Sidney Nowell Rostron |
| Successor | C. S. Wallis |
| Other posts | Canon Residentiary of Durham Cathedral (1919-1934) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1894 by William Boyd Carpenter |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Dawson Walker |
| Born |
20 December 1868 Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 28 February 1934 (aged 65) Durham, County Durham, England |
| Denomination | Anglicanism (previously Wesleyan Methodism) |
| Spouse | Mary Featherston |
| Children | Three |
| Profession | Clergyman and academic |
| Education | Bradford Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Dawson Dawson-Walker (20 December 1868 – 28 January 1934) was a British Church of England clergyman, classicist, theologian and academic. From 1911 to 1919, he was Principal of St John's College, Durham. From 1919 to his death in 1934, he was Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University and a Canon Residentiary of Durham Cathedral.
Dawson-Walker was born on 20 December 1868 to Richard Felvus Walker. His family were Wesleyan Methodists and he was brought up in this denomination of Christianity. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School, an independent school in Bradford, Yorkshire. Having been awarded a scholarship, he studied classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was awarded a first class in the Honour Moderations in 1889 and a second class in Literae Humaniores in 1891. He therefore graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1891. It was during his degree, that he moved from Methodism to Anglicanism.
...
Wikipedia