George Woosung Wade
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George Woosung Wade (16 August 1858 – 15 October 1941) was a cleric, professor, and author.
Wade was born on 16 August 1858 in China. His father, Joseph Henry Wade, was a missionary there[1][2]. He was educated at Monmouth School and then at Oriel College Oxford[2]. He was made deacon in 1885 and then ordained priest in 1886[2]. He worked as curate of Basing, Hampshire from 1885 to 1886, before becoming professor of Latin and lecturer in Hebrew at St David's College, Lampeter[2][1]. He married Rachel Elinor Joyce, the sister of the principal Gilbert Joyce[3]. He remained at Lampeter until his retirement in 1932[3]. He had a lasting influence on generations of students and through them, on the church in Wales.[2] On retirement, he became temporary chaplain at Monmouth School[3]. On 15 October 1941 Wade died at Monmouth, where he was buried.[4]
He was a prolific author. His books include Old Testament History (1901), New Testament History (1922), and The Documents of the New Testament (1934), together with a number of commentaries[4] In 1934, the University of Wales awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Divinity.[3] His other interests included topography; he was wholly or partly responsible for the volumes on South Wales, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Somerset in the Methuen Little Guide series[2].
References
- ^ a b Price, D. T. W. (David Trevor William) (1977–1990). A history of Saint David's University College Lampeter. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0606-3. OCLC 3742391.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ a b c d e f "WADE, GEORGE WOOSUNG (1858 - 1941), cleric, professor, and author | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Price, D. T. W. (David Trevor William) (1977–1990). A history of Saint David's University College Lampeter. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0606-3. OCLC 3742391.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ a b "The National Library of Wales :: Dictionary of Welsh Biography". yba.llgc.org.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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