Edward Craddock Ratcliff (16 December 1896 – 30 July 1967) was an English Anglican priest and liturgical scholar. He was Professor of Liturgical Theology at King's College, London (1945–1947), and Ely Professor of Divinity (1947–1958) and Regius Professor of Divinity (1958–1964) at the University of Cambridge.[1]

Edward C. Ratcliff
Born
Edward Craddock Ratcliff

(1896-12-16)16 December 1896
Streatham, England
Died30 July 1967(1967-07-30) (aged 70)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordainedc. 1922
Academic background
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineLiturgics
Institutions

Works

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  • The English Coronation Service (1936)
  • The Book of Common Prayer: Its Making and Revisions (1949)
  • The Coronation Service of Queen Elizabeth II (1953)
  • From Uniformity to Unity (1962)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ratcliff, Rev. Canon Edward Craddock, (16 Dec. 1896–30 June 1967), Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge, 1958–64; Emeritus Professor, since 1964; Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, 1950; Canon Emeritus of Ely Cathedral, 1959". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U47825. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  • Obituary, The Times, July 4, 1967.
  • Edward Craddock Ratcliff: A Bibliography of His Published Works (Alcuin Club, 1967)
Academic offices
Preceded by Ely Professor of Divinity
1947 – c. 1958
Succeeded by
Preceded by Regius Professor of Divinity
at the University of Cambridge

1958–1964
Succeeded by