Frederick Denison Maurice

Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872) was born at Normanston, near Lowestoft, on 29 August 1805. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1823, and transferred to Trinity Hall in 1825. He decided to take orders, and entered Exeter College, Oxford, in 1830. He was ordained deacon in 1834, and priest in 1835, and became curate of Bubbenhall, near Leamington. In 1836 he became chaplain of Guy's Hospital. Maurice was appointed Professor of English Literature and History at King's College, London, in 1840, and chaplain of Lincoln's Inn in 1846. He helped to found Queen's College, London, in 1848. He was the spiritual leader of the 'Christian socialists', and helped to establish a Working Men's College in London in 1854, of which he became the principal. In 1860 he was appointed to the chapel of St Peter's, Vere Street, in London, and in 1866 became the Knightbridge Professor of 'casuistry, moral theology, and moral philosophy' at Cambridge. Maurice's health began to decline in 1870, and he died on 1 Ap ril 1872.

From the guide to the Frederick Denison Maurice: Lecture drafts, 19th century, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872) was born on 29 August 1805 at Normanston, near Lowestoft. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1823, before transferring to Trinity Hall in 1825. Maurice decided to take orders, and entered Exeter College, Oxford, in 1830. He was ordained in 1834, and became curate of Bubbenhall near Leamington. In 1836 he became chaplain of Guy's Hospital. He was made professor of English literature and history at King's College, London, in 1840, and in 1846 became chaplain of Lincoln's Inn. In 1848 he was one of the founders of Queen's College, London. Maurice was the spiritual leader of the 'Christian socialists', and helped to found a Working Men's College in London in 1854, of which he became the principal. In 1860 he was appointed to the chapel of St Peter's, Vere Street, in London, and in 1866 became the Knightbridge professorship of 'casuistry, moral theology, and moral philosophy' at Cambridge. His health began to decline in 1870, and he died on 1 April 1872.

From the guide to the Frederick Denison Maurice: Correspondence, 1815-1945, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

Epithet: author and theologian

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