William Ralph Inge

William Ralph Inge
Born
William Ralph Inge

6 June 1860
Crayke, Yorkshire, England
Died26 February 1954 (aged 93)
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Spouse
Mary Catharine Inge
(m. 1905; died 1949)
Children5
ChurchChurch of England
Offices held
Vicar of All Saints, Knightsbridge (1905–1907)
Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity (1907–1911)
Dean of St Paul's (1911–1934)

William Ralph Inge KCVO FBA (/ˈɪŋ/;[1] 6 June 1860 – 26 February 1954) was an English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and dean of St Paul's Cathedral. Although as an author he used W. R. Inge, and he was personally known as Ralph,[2] he was widely known by his title as Dean Inge. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.[3]

  1. ^ Inge - Definitions from Dictionary.com
  2. ^ e.g. in Hensley Henson's diaries: "The Henson Journals". 31 March 1923. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Nomination Database". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.