A Dictionary of Christian Biography: Key Figures in the Literature, Sects and Doctrines of the Early Church

About Henry WaceWilliam Smith

Sir William Smith (1813-93) classical and biblical scholar wrote and edited many textbooks and works of reference including the three great classical dictionaries (recently re-issued by I.B.Tauris) that made his name a household word. From 1853 to 1869 he was Classical Examiner to the University of London where he became a member of the Senate and he was for twenty-five years editor of the prestigious Quarterly Review. A member of the Royal Commission on Copyright he was knighted in 1892.Henry Wace (1836-1924) was Principal of King's College London (1883-97) Dean of Canterbury (1903-24) and Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral. He delivered the Boyle Lectures in 1873 and 1874 and was editor of the Anglican journal The Churchman. He was the author and editor of many works in Christian and Ecclesiastical history of which his best known work is the Dictionary of Christian Biography (with William Smith).Michael Ledger-Lomas is Lecturer in the History of Christianity in Britain Department of Theology & Religious Studies King's College London. He is a director of 'The Bible and Antiquity in Nineteenth-century Britain a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the European Union and his research interests include: religion and theology in nineteenth-century Britain; religious internationalism in the modern world; the history of protestant dissent; and religious publishing and the history of the book. His recent books include Cities of God: The Bible and Archaeology in Nineteenth-Century Britain (co-editor with David Gange 2013) and Dissent and the Bible in Britain (co-editor with Scott Mandelbrote 2013).