Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887) was an
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theologian
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, Principal of
Chichester Theological College
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History
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,
Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity
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, and subsequently
Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity
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, Master of
Christ's College, Cambridge
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and a canon of Chichester. His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.
Life
He was the second son of Anthony Swainson of Liverpool, a merchant and brother of
Charles Swainson of Preston
Charles Swainson (1780–1866) was an English businessman, a calico printer in Preston, Lancashire.
Background
Charles Swainson was a second-generation Tory cotton lord in Preston, son of a calico manufacturer. Based on monumental inscriptions in ...
. He was educated at the
Royal Institution of Liverpool
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's school, and matriculated at
Trinity College, Cambridge
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in 1837, graduating B.A. in 1841, M.A. in 1844, and D.D. in 1864.
Works
''The Greek liturgies chiefly from original authorities''(Cambridge, 1884)
*Several of his works have been reproduced by Project Canterbury (May 2013).
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1820 births
1887 deaths
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