The Reverend William Owen Chadwick, OM, KBE, FBA, FRSE (born 20 May 1916) is a British professor, writer and prominent theologian. Brother of The Reverend Henry Chadwick, also a distinguished historian of the early Church and a former Dean of Christ Church College, University of Oxford, and Master of Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, and of the late Sir John Chadwick, British High Commissioner to Australia. The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... The British Academy is the United Kingdoms national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. ... The Royal Society of Edinburghs Building on the corner of George St. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Revd Henry Chadwick, a distinguished historian of the early Church and a former Dean of Christ Church College, University of Oxford (1969-1979). ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... Christ Church (in full: The Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII) is one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Full name Peterhouse Motto - Named after St Peters Church (now little St Marys Church) Previous names - Established 1284 Sister College Merton College Master The Lord Wilson of Tillyron Location Trumpington Street Undergraduates 271 Graduates 128 Homepage Boatclub Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ...

Chadwick attended Tonbridge School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he received a Blue in rugby and a First in History; he then attended Ripon College, Cuddesdon (theological college) and was ordained to priesthood of the Church of England. After the War, (during which he was Chaplain of Tonbridge) he was made Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1947. He was elected Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge in 1956, retiring in 1983. Two years later, he was named Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History, during which time he chaired the Archbishops' Commission on Church and State (1967-1971). In 1968 he was elected Regius Professor of Modern History, a chair which he held until 1982, and was President of the British Academy during the early 1980s. As Vice-Chancellor he guided Cambridge through turbulent times in the late 1960s; and was Chancellor of the University of East Anglia after his retirement. He was created a Knight of the British Empire in 1982. As a clergyman he did not receive the accolade and so remained the Reverend Owen Chadwick rather than Sir Owen. He received the Order of Merit in 1983. He has written many books, on the formation of the Papacy in the modern world; on Lord Acton; on the secularization of European thought and culture; on the Reformation; on the Church of England in England and elsewhere. He is considered the dean of church historians in the modern period. Tonbridge School is a British independent all boys boarding school in Tonbridge, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde, under Letters Patent of King Edward VI. The Charter ordained that the Governors of the school after the death of the Founder were to be the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one... 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