Edward Atkinson
Master of Clare College, Cambridge, 1819-1915
About Edward Atkinson
Lived 1819 – 1915 (aged 95–96).
Edward Atkinson (6 August 1819, Leeds – 1 March 1915, Cambridge ) was Master of Clare College from 1856 to his death.
Atkinson was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Clare College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1838, gaining a scholarship, graduating B.A. (3rd classic) 1842, M.A. 1845, B.D. 1853, D.D. 1859.
He became Fellow of Clare in 1842; and was ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1844; He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1862–1863, 1868–1870, and 1876–1878.
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Master of Clare College, Cambridge, 1819-1915
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