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Henry Wace
1836–1924
A leading Anglican scholar of the Victorian and Edwardian era, he helped shape church life in Britain while writing and editing major works on early Christianity. His career joined pulpit, classroom, and scholarship in a way that still makes him a notable figure in religious history.
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Born in London on December 10, 1836, he became an English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian whose work reached both universities and the Church of England. He studied at King’s College London and Brasenose College, Oxford, and built a reputation as a learned and energetic churchman.
His career included service as Principal of King’s College London from 1883 to 1897 and later as Dean of Canterbury from 1903 until his death in 1924. Alongside his church leadership, he was known for his scholarship on Christian history and for editing important reference works, including A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature.
Remembered as a strong Protestant voice and an able administrator, he combined public religious leadership with serious historical study. He died on January 9, 1924.