Charles Swainson Explained

Honorific Prefix:	The Reverend
Charles Swainson
Birth Name:	Charles Anthony Swainson
Birth Date:	29 May 1820
Birth Place:	Liverpool, England
Master of Christ's College, Cambridge (1881–1887)
Module:	Child: yes Religion: Christianity (Anglican) Church: Church of England
Module2:	Child: yes Alma Mater: Trinity College, Cambridge Discipline: Theology

Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887) was an English Anglican theologian, Principal of Chichester Theological College,^[1] Norrisian Professor of Divinity, and subsequently Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and a canon of Chichester. His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.

Life

He was the second son of Anthony Swainson of Liverpool, a merchant and brother of Charles Swainson of Preston.^[2] He was educated at the Royal Institution of Liverpool's school, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1837, graduating BA in 1841, MA in 1844, and DD in 1864.

Works

• The Greek Liturgies Chiefly from Original Authorities (Cambridge, 1884)
• Several of his works have been reproduced by Project Canterbury (May 2013).^[3]

References

• ODNB

Notes and References

1. Web site: Access to Archives . The National Archives . 2012-08-12.
2. Book: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry . 1882 . 1552 . en . Burke . Bernard .
3. Web site: Charles Anthony Swainson . 2023-05-06 . anglicanhistory.org.