Английская Википедия:George Woosung Wade
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English 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 merchant sailor (carrying cargo there); not a missionary![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.[1] He remained at Lampeter until his retirement in 1932.[1] 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.[1] On 15 October 1941 Wade died at Monmouth, where he was buried.[3]
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[3] In 1934, the University of Wales awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Divinity.[1] 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]
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