Charles Abel Heurtley (b Bishopwearmouth 4 January 1806; d Christ Church, Oxford 1 May 1895) was an English theologian.
Heurtley was educated at Louth Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, of which college he was a Fellow from 1832 to 1841 when he became Rector of Fenny Compton. He was Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford from 1853 until his death.
He married Jane Harrison, the daughter of Reverend William Bagshaw and Charlotte Harrison in 1844. They had one son and three daughters: Charles, Jane, Ellen and Frances.
Heurtley's son, also named Charles Abel Heurtley, followed him into the church and became vicar of Ashington, West Sussex. The younger Charles Heurtley's son, Walter Abel Heurtley, became a classical archaeologist.
His daughter Jane married Sydney Linton, Bishop of Riverina.
References
- "Heurtley, Charles Abel". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Heurtley, Charles Abel (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- Obituary 'Dr Heurtley The Times Thursday, May 2, 1895 Issue 34566 p.10
- "England and Wales Census, 1881". FamilySearch. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- Roberts, Ernest Stewart, ed. (1912). Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College, 1349–1897. Vol. 4, Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 31. OCLC 931129288. Retrieved 5 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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Preceded byGodfrey Faussett | Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity 1853–1895 |
Succeeded byWilliam Sanday |
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