Ernest Barnes | |
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| Bishop of Birmingham | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| In office | 1924–1953 |
| Predecessor | Henry Wakefield |
| Successor | Leonard Wilson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
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| Consecration | 1924 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest William Barnes 1 April 1874 Birmingham, England, UK |
| Died | 29 November 1953 (aged 79) Sussex, England, UK |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1898) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | W. W. Rouse Ball |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral students | J. E. Littlewood |
| Main interests | Gamma function |
| Notable ideas | Barnes integral |
Ernest William Barnes FRS[1] (1 April 1874 – 29 November 1953) was a British mathematician and scientist who later became a liberal theologian and bishop.[2][3][4]
He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and Trinity College, Cambridge.[5] He was Master of the Temple from 1915 to 1919. He was made Bishop of Birmingham in 1924, the only bishop appointed during Ramsay MacDonald's first term in office. His modernist views, in particular objection to Reservation, led to conflict with the Anglo-Catholics in his diocese.[6] A biography by his son, Sir John Barnes, Ahead of His Age: Bishop Barnes of Birmingham, was published in 1979.
- ^ Whittaker, E. T. (1954). "Ernest William Barnes. 1874-1953". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 9 (1): 14–25. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1954.0002. JSTOR 769195. S2CID 162229868.
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Ernest Barnes", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ Weisstein, Eric Wolfgang (ed.). "Barnes, Ernest (1874–1953)". ScienceWorld.
- ^ Obituary in The Times, Monday, 30 November 1953; p. 10; Issue 52792; col D: "Dr. E. W. Barnes The Christian Faith And Science"
- ^ "Barnes, Ernest William (BNS892EW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 18 December 1924; p. 15; Issue 43838; col F: "Dr. Barnes And His Critics. An Expression of Confidence". Letter of support, to the Editor, signed by W. R. INGE; E. A. BURROUGHS; W. L. PAIGE COX; J. H. THORPE; R. H. CHARLES; H. LOWTHER CLARKE; V. F. STORR; T. GUY ROGERS; R. H. KENNETT; J. F. BETHUNE-BAKER,.