George William Kitchin

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George William Kitchin (1827-1912) was the first chancellor of the University of Durham, from the institution of the role in 1908 till his death in 1912. He was also the last Dean of Durham Cathedral to govern the university.

Previously he was Dean of Winchester and Junior Censor at Christ Church, Oxford. At Oxford, his friends included John Ruskin and Lewis Carroll.^[1] Kitchin's daughter Alexandra ('Xie', 1864–1925) was Carroll's favourite photographic subject.

Kitchin described several biblical manuscripts: Uncial 0132, Minuscule 506, Minuscule 507, and Minuscule 639.

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• George William Kitchin, Catalogus codicum MSS. qui in bibliotheca Aedis Christi, Oxford 1867.

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Academic offices
Preceded by The Very Revd William Lake	Warden & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham 1894–1908	Succeeded by Prof Frank Byron Jevons
Preceded by The Dean of Durham Cathedral	Chancellor of the University of Durham 1908–1912	Succeeded by Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland

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