Cuthbert Simpson

The Very Reverend Cuthbert Aikman Simpson was an Anglican Dean from 1959^[1] until 1969.

Born on 24 May 1892,^[2] educated at the University of King's College in Nova Scotia and ordained in 1921, his first post was a curacy at St Alban's Woodside, Nova Scotia.^[3] He was a Fellow and Tutor at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. In 1954 he became a Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford.^[4] Five years later he became Dean of Christ Church.^[5] a post he held until 1969. An eminent author,^[6] he died on 30 June 1969.^[7]

External links

↑ "The Deans", Beeson, T.R: London, SCM, 2004 ISBN 0-334-02987-2
↑ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
↑ Regius Professor of Hebrew The Times Monday, Dec 14, 1953; p. 10; Issue 52804; col B
↑ Dean of Christ Church Canon C. A. Simpson Appointed The Times Tuesday, May 12, 1959; pg. 12; Issue 54458; col D
↑ Amongst others he wrote "Revelation and Response in the Old Testament", 1947; "Jeremiah, The Prophet of 'My People'", 1947; "The Early Traditions of Israel", 1948; and "The Composition of the Book of Judges", 1958; British Library web site accessed 19:11 GMT Wednesday 19th May, 2010
↑ Dr C. A. Simpson Dean of Christ Church The Times Tuesday, Jul 01, 1969; pg. 10; Issue 57600; col G

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Lowe	Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1959– 1969	Succeeded by Henry Chadwick

Deans of Christ Church, Oxford

Predecessors	John Hygdon* John Oliver* John London Richard Cox

Early modern	Richard Cox Richard Marshall George Carew Thomas Sampson Thomas Godwin Thomas Cooper John Piers Tobias Matthew William James Thomas Ravis John King William Goodwin Richard Corbet Brian Duppa Samuel Fell Edward Reynolds John Owen Edward Reynolds George Morley John Fell John Massey Henry Aldrich Francis Atterbury George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw John Conybeare David Gregory William Markham Lewis Bagot Cyril Jackson

Late modern	Charles Hall Samuel Smith Thomas Gaisford Henry Liddell Francis Paget Thomas Strong Julian White Alwyn Williams John Lowe Cuthbert Simpson Henry Chadwick Eric Heaton John Drury Christopher Lewis Martyn Percy

* – Academic deans only; prior to the establishment of Christ Church Cathedral; ** – Cathedral deans at Osney.

Diocese of Oxford

Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Diocesan Church House, Oxford Dorchester Abbey Cuddesdon Palace Osney Abbey Area scheme (1984–present)

Office holders	The acting Bishop of Oxford and area Bishop of Dorchester, Colin Fletcher The area Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson The area Bishop of Reading, Andrew Proud AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Christ Church, Martyn Percy The Archdeacon of Buckingham, Karen Gorham The Archdeacon of Oxford, Martin Gorick The Archdeacon of Berkshire, Olivia Graham The Archdeacon of Dorchester, Judy French

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Reading

Authority control	VIAF: 68709664