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British clergyman

Cuthbert Aikman Simpson was an Anglican priest and academic. From 1954 to 1959, he was Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Oxford. From 1959 to 1969, he was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford.

Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on 24 May 1892, he was educated at the University of King's College in Nova Scotia and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1921, his first post was a curacy at St Alban's Woodside, Nova Scotia. He was a Fellow and Tutor at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. In 1954 he became a Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford. Five years later he became Dean of Christ Church, a post he held until 1969. In 1960 Simpson served as president to the Society for Old Testament Study. An eminent author, he died on 30 June 1969.

External links

"The Deans", Beeson, T.R: London, SCM, 2004 ISBN 0-334-02987-2
"Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
Regius Professor of Hebrew The Times Monday, 14 December 1953; p. 10; Issue 52804; col B
Dean of Christ Church Canon C. A. Simpson Appointed The Times Tuesday, 12 May 1959; pg. 12; Issue 54458; col D
Amongst others he wrote "Revelation and Response in the Old Testament", 1947; "Jeremiah, The Prophet of 'My People'", 1947; "The Early Traditions of Israel", 1948; and "The Composition of the Book of Judges", 1958; British Library web site accessed 19:11 GMT Wednesday 19 May 2010
"Dr C. A. Simpson Dean of Christ Church" The Times Tuesday, 1 July 1969; pg. 10; Issue 57600; col G
"Obituary of Dr Cuthbert Aikman Simpson, Dean of Christ Church". The Guardian.

Academic offices
Preceded byHerbert Danby	Regius Professor of Hebrew University of Oxford 1954 to 1959	Succeeded byWilliam McHardy
Church of England titles
Preceded byJohn Lowe	Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1959 to 1969	Succeeded byHenry Chadwick

v t e Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
Predecessors	John Hygdon* John Oliver* John London Richard Cox
Early modern	Richard Cox Richard Marshall George Carew Thomas Sampson Thomas Godwin Thomas Cooper John Piers Tobias Matthew William James Thomas Ravis John King William Goodwin Richard Corbet Brian Duppa Samuel Fell Edward Reynolds John Owen Edward Reynolds George Morley John Fell John Massey Henry Aldrich Francis Atterbury George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw John Conybeare David Gregory William Markham Lewis Bagot Cyril Jackson
Late modern	Charles Henry Hall Samuel Smith Thomas Gaisford Henry Liddell Francis Paget Thomas Strong Henry Julian White Alwyn Williams John Lowe Cuthbert Simpson Henry Chadwick Eric Heaton John Drury Christopher Lewis Martyn Percy Sarah Foot
* – Academic deans only; prior to the establishment of Christ Church Cathedral; ** – Cathedral deans at Osney.

v t e Regius Professors of Hebrew
University of Oxford	Thomas Harding Richard Bruerne Thomas Neale Thomas Kingsmill John Harding William Thorne Richard Kilby Edward Meetkerke John Morris Edward Pococke Roger Altham Thomas Hyde Robert Clavering Thomas Hunt Richard Brown George Jubb Benjamin Blayney Joseph White Richard Laurence Alexander Nicoll Edward Bouverie Pusey Samuel Rolles Driver G. A. Cooke Godfrey Rolles Driver Herbert Danby Cuthbert Aikman Simpson Sir Godfrey Rolles Driver William Duff McHardy James Barr Hugh G. M. Williamson Jan Joosten
University of Cambridge	Thomas Wakefeld Paul Fagius Immanuel Tremellius Antoine Rodolphe Chevallier Philippe Bignon Edward Lively Robert Spaldinge Geoffrey Kynge Andrew Byng Robert Metcalfe Ralph Cudworth Wolfram Stubbe James Talbot Henry Sike Philip Bouquett Thomas Harrison Charles Torriano William Disney William Collier John Porter Henry Lloyd Samuel Lee William Hodge Mill Thomas Jarrett Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick Robert Hatch Kennett Stanley Arthur Cook David Winton Thomas John Adney Emerton Robert P. Gordon Geoffrey Khan

Regius Professors of Hebrew

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