John James Stewart Perowne (3 March 1823 – 6 November 1904) was an English Anglican bishop. Born in Burdwan, Bengal, Perowne was a member of a notable clerical family, whose origins were Huguenot.
He was educated at Norwich School, and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, becoming a fellow in 1849[1] and where his brother Edward was later Master. After holding a chair in King's College London, he became, in 1862, the fourth vice-principal of St Davids College, Lampeter, a college with which he was already familiar, for he had been external examiner between 1851 and 1852. The ageing Principal of the college took a back seat, and Perowne effectively 'took the reins' until his departure from Lampeter in 1872.
He was elected canon of Llandaff in 1869, dean of Peterborough 1878, and in 1891 succeeded Henry Philpott as bishop of Worcester. Whilst at Lampeter, Perowne had gained a great respect for the theology of his predecessor in the role of Vice-Principal, Rowland Williams, and when he became a bishop, he went to great lengths to avoid taking action against modernists in the church. Indeed, a work by one of his incumbents, which denied the Trinity, the Virgin Birth, the Divinity of Christ, the Atonement, and the concepts of the Resurrection of Christ and the Ascension was described by Perowne as 'an honest attempt to deal with great spiritual problems' . He resigned his see in late 1901.
Perowne was a respected Hebrew scholar of the traditional type and sat on the Old Testament Revision Committee. He is best remembered as the general editor of the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. His chief works were a Commentary on the Book of Psalms (2 vols., 1864–1868) and a life of Bishop Thirlwall (1877–1878).
One of his grandsons, Stewart Perowne, married Dame Freya Stark and was the more famous as Head of Education in British Palestine, archaeologist, explorer, and writer.[4]
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For the British Army office see John Perowne army officer John James Stewart Perowne 3 March 1823 6 November 1904 was an English Anglican bishop Born in Burdwan Bengal Perowne was a member of a notable clerical family whose origins were Huguenot John Perowne Bishop of Worcester Contents 1 Life 2 Descendants 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John Perowne news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message He was educated at Norwich School and at Corpus Christi College Cambridge becoming a fellow in 1849 1 and where his brother Edward was later Master After holding a chair in King s College London he became in 1862 the fourth vice principal of St Davids College Lampeter a college with which he was already familiar for he had been external examiner between 1851 and 1852 The ageing Principal of the college took a back seat and Perowne effectively took the reins until his departure from Lampeter in 1872 In 1868 he was elected Hulsean lecturer taking as his subject Immortality or rather conditional immortality stating The immortality of the soul is a phantom which eludes your eager grasp He was elected canon of Llandaff in 1869 dean of Peterborough 1878 and in 1891 succeeded Henry Philpott as bishop of Worcester Whilst at Lampeter Perowne had gained a great respect for the theology of his predecessor in the role of Vice Principal Rowland Williams and when he became a bishop he went to great lengths to avoid taking action against modernists in the church Indeed a work by one of his incumbents which denied the Trinity the Virgin Birth the Divinity of Christ the Atonement and the concepts of the Resurrection of Christ and the Ascension was described by Perowne as an honest attempt to deal with great spiritual problems He resigned his see in late 1901 In 1884 he served as president of the Midland Union of Natural History Societies 2 Perowne was a respected Hebrew scholar of the traditional type and sat on the Old Testament Revision Committee He is best remembered as the general editor of the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges His chief works were a Commentary on the Book of Psalms 2 vols 1864 1868 and a life of Bishop Thirlwall 1877 1878 Descendants EditPerowne married Anna Maria Raikea daughter of Humphry William Woolrych before moving to Wales in 1862 3 His son Arthur William Thomson Perowne became the first Bishop of Bradford and subsequently Bishop of Worcester Another son was John Thomas Woolrych Perowne a British Army officer King s Messenger and Gold Staff Officer One of his grandsons Stewart Perowne married Dame Freya Stark and was the more famous as Head of Education in British Palestine archaeologist explorer and writer 4 Stewart s brother Leslie was sometime Head of Music at the BBC and was responsible for bringing Albert Ketelbey out of retirement to conduct a huge BBC Ketelbey Concert at the Royal Albert Hall prior to World War II citation needed References Edit Perowne John James Stewart PRWN841JJ A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Meeting of Natural History Societies Midland Union of Natural History Societies The Seventh Annual Meeting The Midland Naturalist 7 167 1984 Wood Stella Perowne John James Stewart Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 35483 Subscription or UK public library membership required Stewart Perowne 87 Diplomat and Author 16 May 1989 via NYTimes com Sources Edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Perowne John James Stewart Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 21 11th ed Cambridge University Press Buckland Augustus Robert 1912 Perowne John James Stewart In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement London Smith Elder amp Co Buckland A R Wood Perowne John James Stewart 1823 1904 first2 Stella Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 35483 Subscription or UK public library membership required D T W Price A History of Saint David s University College Lampeter University of Wales Press Cardiff Volume One to 1898 ISBN 0 7083 0606 3 External links EditWorks by or about John Perowne at Internet Archive Works by John Perowne at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Church of England titlesPreceded byRowland Williams Vice principal of St Davids College Lampeter1862 1872 Succeeded byWilliam Harrison DaveyPreceded byAugustus Saunders Dean of Peterborough1878 1891 Succeeded byMarsham ArglesPreceded byHenry Philpott Bishop of Worcester1891 1901 Succeeded byCharles Gore nbsp Christianity portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Perowne amp oldid 1180902242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
