Alan Brooke (priest)

Alan England Brooke,^[1] DD, FBA (1 September 1863 – 29 October 1939)^[2] was an English academic.^[3]

A. E. Brooke (1863-1939), Eton College & Kings College Cambridge

Brooke was born in Pembrokeshire and educated at Eton College. He entered King's College, Cambridge in 1883, graduating B.A in 1886^[4] and M.A in 1890.^[5] He was Fellow of Kings from 1889 to 1926; and Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1926 to 1933.^[6] Brooke was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1904.^[7] After a curacy at Gayton he was Ely Professor of Divinity from 1916^[8] to 1926, and Canon of Ely during the same period. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the King from 1918 until his death.^[9]

Publications

• S. Luke: the Historian of the Infancy. A Sermon.
• The Old Testament in Greek, according to the text of Codex Vaticanus, supplemented from other uncial manuscripts, with a critical apparatus containing the variants of the chief ancient authorities for the text of the Septuagint;
• A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
• The Commentary of Origen on S. John's Gospel: the text revised with a critical introduction and indices

References

1. "Alan England Brook - Person - National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
2. 'Canon A. E. Brooke' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 31, 1939; pg. 9; Issue 48450
3. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752-1900 Vol. i. Abbey – Challis, (1940) p392
4. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE The Morning Post (London, England), Wednesday, March 17, 1886; pg. 5; Issue 35487
5. 'University Intelligence' The Times (London, England), Friday, Jan 17, 1890; pg. 6; Issue 32911
6. 'University News' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 29, 1933; pg. 13; Issue 46535
7. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p155: Oxford, OUP, 1929
8. 'News in Brief' The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 22, 1916; pg. 5; Issue 41121
9. "Brooke, Alan England". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 7 December 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)