John Polkinghorne
physicist, theologian and anglican priest
John Charlton Polkinghorne KBE FRS (16 October 1930 – 9 March 2021) was an English theoretical physicist, theologian, and Anglican priest. He was Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1979. He became an ordained Anglican priest in 1982. He was the president of Queens' College, Cambridge, from 1988 until 1996.
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![]() Polkinghorne in 2007 | |
President of Queens' College, Cambridge | |
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Preceded by | Ronald Oxburgh |
Succeeded by | Lord Eatwell |
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Born | John Charlton Polkinghorne 16 October 1930 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
Died | 9 March 2021 Cambridge, England | (aged 90)
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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Ruth Polkinghorne (m. 1955) |
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Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
Church | Church of England |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Thesis | Contributions to Quantum Field Theory (1955) |
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Polkinghorne died on 9 March 2021 at the age of 90.[10]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Polkinghorne, John (15 December 1986). "Gell-Mann Opened My Eyes". The Scientist. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ Losch 2009, p. 91.
- ↑ Losch 2018, p. 98.
- ↑ Losch 2009, p. 103.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Williams, Stephen (2018). "John Polkinghorne on the Doctrine of Creation". Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding. Deerfield, Illinois: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ Losch 2009, p. 92 ; Polkinghorne 1994, p. 47 .
- ↑ Watkins 2012, p. 217.
- ↑ Hefner 2001, p. 234.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "DAMTP Theses". Cambridge, England: University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ "College Announcement". Queens' College, Cambridge. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.