Claude Jenkins (1877–1959) was an Anglican clergyman, theologian and historian.

Biography

He became

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of Christ Church and

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in 1934. He was Lambeth Librarian from 1910 until 1952.''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004) He was famous for collecting books, having an estimated 30,000 at the time of his death:

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1877 births 1959 deaths 20th-century English Anglican priests Regius Professors of Ecclesiastical History English Christian theologians English Anglican theologians {{Theologian-stub