Henry Whitehead (bishop)
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Henry Whitehead, DD
was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the last decade of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th.
He was born on December 19, 1863 and educated at Sherborne
and Trinity College, Oxford
. Ordained in 1879 his first post was as a preacher at St Nicholas, Abingdon
. He then emigrated to India where he was Principal
of Bishop’s College, Calcutta from 1883 to 1899; and then the 5th Bishop of Madras
, an office he held for 23 years. A noted author on his adopted country, he died on April 14, 1947.
Whitehead was the brother of the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead
and the father of the mathematician J. H. C. Whitehead
.
Right Reverend
The Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
Henry Whitehead, DD
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
was an eminent Anglican clergyman in the last decade of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th.
He was born on December 19, 1863 and educated at Sherborne
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
and Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
. Ordained in 1879 his first post was as a preacher at St Nicholas, Abingdon
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon or archaically Abingdon-on-Thames is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town, with...
. He then emigrated to India where he was Principal
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of Bishop’s College, Calcutta from 1883 to 1899; and then the 5th Bishop of Madras
Bishop of Madras
The Bishop of Madras was the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Madras from its inception in 1835 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927; and since then head of one of its most prominent Dioceses.-External links:*...
, an office he held for 23 years. A noted author on his adopted country, he died on April 14, 1947.
Whitehead was the brother of the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead, OM FRS was an English mathematician who became a philosopher. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of science, physics, metaphysics, and education...
and the father of the mathematician J. H. C. Whitehead
J. H. C. Whitehead
John Henry Constantine Whitehead FRS , known as Henry, was a British mathematician and was one of the founders of homotopy theory. He was born in Chennai , in India, and died in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1960....
.