Edward Henry Perowne was an English clergyman and college head, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...

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Life

Edward Henry Perowne was the youngest son of three born to the Revd John Perowne and Eliza née Scott, C.M.S. missionaries at Burdwan in India

India

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. He was educated at home and at Norwich

Norwich

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 before going on to Corpus Christi College Cambridge in 1846. Made a scholar the following year, he graduated B.A. in Classics

Classics

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 in 1850.

He was ordained as a deacon

Deacon

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 in 1850 and a priest

Priest

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 in 1851, becoming the curate

Curate

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 at Maddermarket in Norfolk

Norfolk

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Perowne was made a Fellow of his old college Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...

 in 1858 eventually becoming Master in 1879.

From 1879 to 1881 he was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, as well as holding various other positions in the Church of England

Church of England

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He died unmarried on 5 February 1906 in Cambridge

Cambridge

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. He is buried in Grantchester

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