William Ralph Inge

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The Very Reverend William Ralph Inge KCVO FBA
Born	William Ralph Inge 6 June 1860 Crayke, Yorkshire, England
Died	26 February 1954 (aged 93) Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Spouse	Mary Catharine Inge ​ ​ (m. 1905; died 1949)​
Children	5
Church	Church 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]