William Ralph Inge
English author, Anglican dean and professor of divinity (1860–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Ralph Inge KCVO FBA (/ˈɪŋ/;[1] 6 June 1860 – 26 February 1954) was an English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and dean of St Paul's Cathedral. Although as an author he used W. R. Inge, and he was personally known as Ralph,[2] he was widely known by his title as Dean Inge. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.[3]
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William Ralph Inge | |
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Born | William Ralph Inge 6 June 1860 |
Died | 26 February 1954 (aged 93) Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Spouse |
Mary Catharine Inge
(m. 1905; died 1949) |
Children | 5 |
Church | Church of England |
Offices held | Vicar of All Saints, Knightsbridge (1905–1907) Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity (1907–1911) Dean of St Paul's (1911–1934) |
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