George William Kitchin

KITCHIN, George William. b. Naughton, Suffolk, 7 December 1827; d. Durham, 13 October 1912. Born the son of a clergyman, he was educated at a school in Ipswich and at King’s College School, London, followed by Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1850, MA 1853). He took Holy Orders (deacon 1852, priest 1859), becoming Censor of Christ Church (1863-68), and then Censor of Non-Collegiate Students at Oxford. During this period he also taught history and was active in the work of the Oxford University Press. He became Dean of Winchester (1883-94), and Dean of Durham (1894-1912). At Durham he was active in the affairs of the University as well as the Cathedral, becoming Warden of the University in 1894 and...