Henry William WATKINS

Background

WATKINS, Henry William was born on January 19, 1844. 4th son of late William Watkins, Wern-y-cwm, Abergavenny, and Sarah, daughter of Technology Dew, Llanvetherine Court.

Education

Studied at King’s College London. Balliol College Oxford (Scholar, Master of Arts). Master of Arts; Doctor of Divinity.

Career

Ordained in 1870 his first post was as a curate at Street Nicholas, Pluckley after which he was Vicar of Holy Trinity, Much Wenlock. He was a censor, tutor and lecturer in Greek Testament at King"s College London from 1875 and Professor of Logic and Moral Philosophy from 1877. He became Warden of Street Augustine"s College, Canterbury in 1879.

Then held the three archdeaconries of the Diocese of Durham in quick succession: Archdeacon of Northumberland, 1880–June 1882.

Archdeacon of Auckland, June–November 1882. And Archdeacon of Durham, November 1882–1922.

He was Professor of Hebrew at Durham University, retiring in 1920. And the Bampton Lecturer at Oxford, in 1890.

He died at Brighton on 31 August 1922.

Works

• book

  • Modern Criticism: Considered in Its Relation to the Fourth Gospel, Being the Bampton Lectures for 1890 (Classic Reprint)

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  • Modern Criticism Considered in Its Relation to the Fourth Gospel: Being the Bampton Lectures (Classic Reprint)

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  • Modern Criticism Considered in Its Relation to the Fourth Gospel: Being the Bampton Lectures for 1890

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  • Modern Criticism Considered in Its Relation to the Fourth Gospel, Being the Bampton Lectures for 1890

Membership

Club: Athenteum.

• Club: Athenteum.

Interests

• Cycling.

Connections

Father:

William Watkins

Mother:

Sarah