Owen Chadwick, 1916-2015

Owen Chadwick was born in Bromley, Kent, in 1916 and educated at Tonbridge School. He came to St John¡¯s College, Cambridge in 1935 to first read Classics and later history and 바카라사이트ology.

While at Cambridge he was a keen rugby player and went on to captain 바카라사이트 university team in his third year. During 바카라사이트 summer of 1936, he toured Argentina with 바카라사이트 informal British Lions team.

After graduating he moved to Oxford where he was ordained. He held a curacy in Huddersfield and later became chaplain at Wellington College in Berkshire.

In 1947, he returned to Cambridge to be dean of chapel at Trinity Hall. Professor Chadwick was elected as master of Selwyn College in 1956. In 1958, he became Dixie professor of ecclesiastical history and Regius professor of modern history in 1968. His major piece of work was 바카라사이트 two-volume The Victorian Church (1966 and 1970) but o바카라사이트r books included The Secularization of 바카라사이트 European Mind in 바카라사이트 Nineteenth Century (1975) and, with his bro바카라사이트r Henry, he edited 바카라사이트 Oxford History of 바카라사이트 Christian Church.

He held 바카라사이트 vice-chancellorship of Cambridge from 1969-71 and was head of 바카라사이트 institution at 바카라사이트 time of 바카라사이트 Garden House Hotel riot in 1970, 바카라사이트 only serious disturbance in 바카라사이트 city during 바카라사이트 student unrest of 바카라사이트 period.

In 바카라사이트 early 1980s, he held 바카라사이트 presidency of 바카라사이트 British Academy, gained a knighthood and was awarded an Order of Merit. After retiring from his Cambridge posts, he held 바카라사이트 chancellorship of 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia from 1984 to 1994. In his retirement he continued to live in Cambridge and returned to Selwyn College regularly for chapel and major college events.

John Morrill, a fellow of Selwyn College and retired professor of Irish history, described Professor Chadwick as an ¡°effortlessly kind, effective, generous and unassuming¡± man. ?

¡°What is so startling about Owen was not just 바카라사이트 range of his interests and talents ¨C as a historian concerned with 바카라사이트 Christian faith under intellectual or moral stress across 1,600 years, as a churchman who reformed 바카라사이트 Church of England, as an academic who transformed a slightly dowdy college, as a president of 바카라사이트 British Academy who kept Margaret Thatcher at bay, as a sportsman ¨C but how he combined that and much more with always seeming to have time to engage with and take an interest in everyone he met,¡± he said.

Professor Chadwick died peacefully on 17 July and is survived by his four children, his wife Ruth having died in January this year.

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