Christopher Wordsworth
(1848-1938), Divine, author and historian
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| Intro | (1848-1938), Divine, author and historian | ||
| Places | United Kingdom | ||
| was | Liturgist | ||
| Work field | Religion | ||
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| Religion: | Anglicanism | ||
| Birth | 26 March 1848, Westminster, United Kingdom | ||
| Death | 30 January 1938 (aged 89 years) | ||
| Star sign | Aries | ||
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Christopher Wordsworth (born Westminster, 26 March 1848; died Salisbury 30 January 1938) was a British liturgiologist and author.
He was the son of Bishop Christopher Wordsworth and grandson of Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Wordsworth graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge; and was a fellow of Peterhouse from 1870 to 1878. He was ordained in 1872. He served curacies in Alvechurch and Cambridge and incumbencies at Glaston, Tyneham, East Holme and Marlborough. He was Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral from 1917 to 1928; and of Salisbury Cathedral from 1917 until his death.