George Albert Cooke


George Albert Cooke Anglican clergyman and academic. He held two senior chairs at the University of Oxford: Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture from 1908 to 1914, and Regius Professor of Hebrew from 1914 to 1936.

Biography

Cooke was born on 26 November 1865 in London, England, to George Isaac Foster Cooke, a barrister, and his wife Agnes Marian Cooke. The pioneer physician Sir Morell Mackenzie was his uncle on his mother's side was. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, then an all-boys public school in London.
Cooke died on 9 September 1939 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. His funeral was held at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford on 12 September.

Honours

In 1911, Cooke was award an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by the University of Edinburgh.

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