James Pounder Whitney
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James Pounder Whitney was a British ecclesiastical historian.
Educated at King James's Grammar School, Almondbury
and Owens College, Manchester, he was a foundation scholar at King's College, Cambridge
, gaining firsts in the mathematics and history tripos
es in 1881. A fellow of King's College, he was ordained an Anglican
priest
in 1895. After various clerical and teaching appointment, he was professor of ecclesiastical history at King's College London
from 1908 to 1918. He was Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History
at the University of Cambridge
from 1919 to 1939. He was joint editor of The Cambridge Medieval History from 1907 to 1922.
Educated at King James's Grammar School, Almondbury
Almondbury
Almondbury is a district 2 miles south east of Huddersfield town centre in West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368Almondbury appears in the Domesday Book as "Almondeberie"...
and Owens College, Manchester, he was a foundation scholar at King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, gaining firsts in the mathematics and history tripos
Tripos
The University of Cambridge, England, divides the different kinds of honours bachelor's degree by Tripos , plural Triposes. The word has an obscure etymology, but may be traced to the three-legged stool candidates once used to sit on when taking oral examinations...
es in 1881. A fellow of King's College, he was ordained an Anglican
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in 1895. After various clerical and teaching appointment, he was professor of ecclesiastical history at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
from 1908 to 1918. He was Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History
Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History
The Dixie Professorship of Ecclesiastical History is one of the senior professorships in history at the University of Cambridge.Lord Mayor of London in the 16th century, Sir Wolstan Dixie, left funds to found both scholarships and fellowships at Emmanuel College, Cambridge...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
from 1919 to 1939. He was joint editor of The Cambridge Medieval History from 1907 to 1922.
Works
- The higher criticism: A sermon, together with an open letter to His Lordship the Bishop-Coadjutor of Montreal with reference to his Provincial Synod sermon (1904)
- The Reformation: Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A. D. 1503 to A. D. 1648 (1907), later editions as History of the Reformation
- Pope Gregory VII and the Hildebrandine ideal (1910)
- Hildebrandine Essays (1932)
- Reformation Essays (1939)