Ernest Nicholson | |
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| Born | Ernest Wilson Nicholson 26 September 1938 Portadown, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 22 December 2013 (aged 75) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Burkitt Medal (2009) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin University of Glasgow Westcott House, Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Cecil Weir |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Divinity |
| Sub-discipline | Old Testament studies |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Dublin University of Cambridge University of Oxford |
Ernest Wilson Nicholson, FBA, MRIA (26 September 1938 – 22 December 2013) was a British scholar of the Old Testament and Church of England priest. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1979 to 1990 and served as Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, from 1990 to 2003.[1][2]