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J. M. (James Maurice) Wilson
1836–1931
An Anglican clergyman, teacher, and amateur astronomer, he moved with ease between the classroom, the pulpit, and the scientific world. His life and writing reflect a Victorian mind deeply interested in both faith and learning.
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Three Addresses to Girls at School
by J. M. (James Maurice) Wilson
About the author
Born on November 6, 1836, in Castletown on the Isle of Man, James Maurice Wilson became known as a Church of England priest, theologian, educator, and astronomer. He studied at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was Senior Wrangler in 1859, a distinction that marked him out as an exceptional mathematician.
Wilson went on to a varied public career in education and the church. He served as headmaster of Clifton College and later held senior clerical posts including Canon of Worcester and Archdeacon of Manchester. Alongside his church work, he wrote on religious and educational subjects and remained actively interested in astronomy.
He died on April 15, 1931, in Steep, Hampshire. For readers today, Wilson stands out as one of those nineteenth-century figures whose career joined scholarship, religion, and science in a single life.