Robert Wilson (priest)
Robert James Wilson (died 15 May 1897) was an English Anglican priest and academic, who was Warden of Keble College, Oxford, from 1894 until his death.
Life
Wilson was educated at Merton College, Oxford, and then was appointed as a Fellow of the college in 1867, retaining this position until 1889. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1868, and served as vicar of Wolvercote, Oxfordshire, from 1875 to 1879, when he became Warden of Radley College (until 1888); he was also vicar of Radley from 1880 to 1893. In 1894, he was appointed Warden of Keble College, Oxford, and made an Honorary Fellow of Merton. He died on 15 May 1897. His writings included joint authorship (with Henry Parry Liddon) of a biography of Edward Bouverie Pusey, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement.[1]
References
- ↑ "Wilson, Rev. Robert James". Who Was Who, 1920–2008. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 7 Oct 2009.