Alan England Brooke,[1] DD, FBA (1 September 1863 – 29 October 1939)[2] was an English academic.[3]
Brooke was born in Pembrokeshire and educated at Eton College. He entered King's College, Cambridge in 1883, graduating B.A in 1886[4] and M.A in 1890.[5] He was Fellow of Kings from 1889 to 1926; and Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1926 to 1933.[6] Brooke was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1904.[7] After a curacy at Gayton he was Ely Professor of Divinity from 1916[8] to 1926, and Canon of Ely during the same period. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the King from 1918 until his death.[9]
Publications
edit- S. Luke: the Historian of the Infancy. A Sermon.
- The Old Testament in Greek, according to the text of Codex Vaticanus, supplemented from other uncial manuscripts, with a critical apparatus containing the variants of the chief ancient authorities for the text of the Septuagint;
- A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
- The Commentary of Origen on S. John's Gospel: the text revised with a critical introduction and indices
References
edit- ^ "Alan England Brook - Person - National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ 'Canon A. E. Brooke' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 31, 1939; pg. 9; Issue 48450
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752-1900 Vol. i. Abbey – Challis, (1940) p392
- ^ UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE The Morning Post (London, England), Wednesday, March 17, 1886; pg. 5; Issue 35487
- ^ 'University Intelligence' The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 17, 1890; pg. 6; Issue 32911
- ^ 'University News' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 29, 1933; pg. 13; Issue 46535
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p155: Oxford, OUP, 1929
- ^ 'News in Brief' The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 22, 1916; pg. 5; Issue 41121
- ^ "Brooke, Alan England". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 7 December 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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