Cuthbert Simpson
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Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on 24 May 1892,[2] he was educated at the University of King's College in Nova Scotia and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1921, his first post was a curacy at St Alban's Woodside, Nova Scotia.[3] He was a Fellow and Tutor at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. In 1954 he became a Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford.[4] Five years later he became Dean of Christ Church,[5] a post he held until 1969. In 1960 Simpson served as president to the Society for Old Testament Study. He died on 30 June 1969.[6][7]
Simpson was the author of works including:[8]
- Revelation and Response in the Old Testament (1947)
- Jeremiah, The Prophet of 'My People' (1947)
- The Early Traditions of Israel (1948)
- The Composition of the Book of Judges (1958)
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[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Regius Professor of Hebrew The Times Monday, 14 December 1953; p. 10; Issue 52804; col B
- ^ Dean of Christ Church Canon C. A. Simpson Appointed The Times Tuesday, 12 May 1959; pg. 12; Issue 54458; col D
- ^ "Dr C. A. Simpson Dean of Christ Church" The Times Tuesday, 1 July 1969; pg. 10; Issue 57600; col G
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- ^ British Library website accessed 19:11 GMT Wednesday 19 May 2010
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- 1892 births
- 1969 deaths
- University of King's College alumni
- Canadian Rhodes Scholars
- Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford
- Regius Professors of Hebrew (University of Oxford)
- 20th-century English Anglican priests
- 20th-century English theologians
- Deans of Christ Church, Oxford
- Presidents of the Society for Old Testament Study
- Church of England dean stubs