Ernest Nicholson
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The Reverend Professor Ernest Nicholson FBA MRIA |
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| Born |
Ernest Wilson Nicholson 26 September 1938 Portadown, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 22 December 2013 (aged 75) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards |
Fellow of the British Academy (1987) Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies (2009) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Dublin University of Glasgow Westcott House, Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Cecil Weir |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Divinity |
| Sub discipline | Old Testament Studies |
| Institutions |
Trinity College, Dublin University of Cambridge University of Oxford |
Ernest Wilson Nicholson, FBA, MRIA (26 September 1938 - 22 December 2013) was a British scholar of the Old Testament and Church of England priest. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1979 to 1990 and served as Provost of Oriel College, Oxford from 1990 to 2003.
Nicholson was born on 26 September 1938 in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Having failed the Eleven-plus exam to attend grammar school, he attended the local Secondary Technical School. He later transferred to a grammar school, Portadown College, following the advice of a priest during a Boys' Brigade holiday.
In 1956, he matriculated into Trinity College, Dublin to study Hebrew and Semitic languages. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1960, which was promoted to Master of Arts (MA) in 1964. He then undertook postgraduate study at Glasgow University. He completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1964 under the supervision of Cecil Weir. He later trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college, completing it in 1969.
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