William Sanday (other)
William Sanday may refer to: * William Sanday (theologian) (1843–1920), British theologian and biblical scholar * William Sanday (RAF officer) Lieutenant-Colonel William Douglas Stock Sanday, (born 1883) was a British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Early life and family background Sanday was born in Woolton, Lancashire, the third and youngest son of Samue ...

William Sanday (theologian)
William Sanday (1 August 1843 – 16 September 1920) was a British Anglican theologian and priest. He was the Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture from 1883 to 1895 and the Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity from 1895 to 1919; both chairs were at the University of Oxford. He had previously been Master of Bishop Hatfield's Hall, University of Durham. Biography Sanday was born in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England, to William Sanday and Elizabeth Mann. He was a British academic theologian and biblical scholar. He was ordained as a deacon in 1867 and as a priest in 1869. In 1877 he married Marian Hastings, daughter of Woodman Hastings. He was Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture at Oxford between 1883 and 1895, as well as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church between 1895 and 1919. He became a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1903 (one of the original cohort), and received an honorary Doctor of Letters ...
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