Charles Swainson

Charles Swainson
Born
Charles Anthony Swainson

(1820-05-29)29 May 1820
Liverpool, England
Died15 September 1887(1887-09-15) (aged 67)
TitleMaster of Christ's College, Cambridge (1881–1887)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained
  • 1843 (deacon)
  • 1844 (priest)
Academic background
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Institutions

Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887) was an English Anglican theologian, Principal of Chichester Theological College,[1] Norrisian Professor of Divinity, and subsequently Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and a canon of Chichester.[2] His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.

  1. ^ "Access to Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Swainson, Charles Anthony (SWN837CA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.