William Wolfe Capes

William Wolfe Capes (1834-1914) was a notable Hereford scholar.

Ordained in 1868, Capes was a cleric in the Diocese of Winchester, rector of Liphook, rector of Bramshott, and canon of Worcester. In addition, he served as Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, as well as bursar, fellow, tutor and reader of The Queen's College, Oxford. A canon (1834-1914) and noted scholar, he dealt with records of the Hereford Cathedral Library, presenting his published work to the members of the Cantilupe Society. He was also a member of the Canterbury and York Society. Capes attend St Paul's School, London, and Queen's College, Oxford. He was the uncle of Charles Webster Leadbeater, an influential member of the Theosophical Society. The essayist Walter Pater was his student.