Owen Chadwick
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The Reverend Owen Chadwick OM KBE FBA FRSE |
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William Owen Chadwick 20 May 1916 Bromley, Kent, England, UK |
| Died | 17 July 2015 (aged 99) Cambridge, England, UK |
| School | Tonbridge School | ||
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| University | St John's College, Cambridge | ||
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| Position | Hooker | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1936–1938 | Cambridge University | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1936 | British Isles XV | ||
William Owen Chadwick, OM, KBE, FBA, FRSE (/ˈtʃædwɪk/; 20 May 1916 – 17 July 2015) was a British Anglican priest, academic, writer and prominent historian of Christianity. He played international rugby union in his youth and was Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge from 1956 to 1983, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History from 1958 to 1968 and Regius Professor of History from 1968 to 1983.
In his obituaries, Chadwick was described as "one of the great religious historians of our time" by The Independent, and as "one of the most remarkable men of letters of the 20th century" by The Guardian.
Chadwick was born in Bromley in 1916, the third of six children of John Chadwick, a barrister, and his wife Edith (née Horrocks). His father died in 1925. He was an elder brother of the Very Reverend Henry Chadwick, also a distinguished professor and historian of the early Church, and a younger brother of Sir John Chadwick KCMG, a diplomat whose senior posting was as British Ambassador to Romania.
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