Cuthbert Hamilton Turner
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Cuthbert Hamilton Turner (1860-1930) was an English ecclesiastical historian and Biblical scholar. He became Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture
in the University of Oxford
in 1920.
His major work was Ecclesiae Occidentalis Monumenta Iuris Antiquissima, often known as EOMIA, published in fascicles in the period 1899 to 1939. It is a collection of sources for canon law
.
He was educated at Winchester School and New College, Oxford
. He became a Fellow of New College, Oxford
in 1889.
Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture
The position of Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture was established at the University of Oxford in 1847. The professorship was instituted by John Ireland, Dean of Westminster from 1816 until his death in 1842, who acquired considerable riches during his ecclesiastical career...
in the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in 1920.
His major work was Ecclesiae Occidentalis Monumenta Iuris Antiquissima, often known as EOMIA, published in fascicles in the period 1899 to 1939. It is a collection of sources for canon law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
.
He was educated at Winchester School and New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
. He became a Fellow of New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
in 1889.
Works
- C. H. Turner, The oldest manuscript of the Vulgate Gospels (Oxford 1931)