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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Ramsey, (Arthur) Michael (1904-1988), Archbishop of Canterbury and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Parallel form(s) of name
- The Most Revd & Rt Hon Arthur Michael Ramsey, PC, Royal Victorian Chain, BD, Hon DD, Hon FBA, Lord Ramsey of Canterbury
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Description area
Dates of existence
14 November 1904 - 23 April 1988
History
Born at 71 Chesterton Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, on 14 November 1904, the son of Arthur Stanley Ramsey (1867–1954), mathematics fellow of Magdalene College and (Mary) Agnes (1875–1927). His elder brother, Frank Plumpton Ramsey, became an outstanding mathematical economist.
Matriculated 1923. Regius Professor of Divinity and Fellow, 1950-1952. Honorary Fellow, 1952. Bishop of Durham, 1952-1956; Archbishop of York, 1956-1961; Archbishop of Canterbury, 1961-1974. Life peer, 1974.
Memorial brass in Chapel.
Further Reading:
Reminiscences, 'Magdalene, 1923-1927', No. 30, (1985-86), pp. 19-21
Obituary, College Magazine, No. 32 (1987-88), pp. 4-9