Ernest Barnes
Scientist
Ernest William Barnes FRS (1 April 1874 – 29 November 1953) was an English mathematician and scientist who later became a liberal theologian and bishop.He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Master of the Temple from 1915 to 1919. He was made Bishop of Birmingham in 1924, the only bishop appointed during Ramsay MacDonald's first term in office. His modernist views, in particular objection to Reservation, led to conflict with the Anglo-Catholics in his diocese.
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| Alias (AKA) | E.W.Birmingham (in letters to the Editor of The Times). |
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| Birth date | April 01, 1874 |
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| Date of death | November 29, 1953 |
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